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2 years ago

An apple is dropped from the top of a building and hits the ground 2 seconds later. How tall is the building?

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Ket [755]2 years ago

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$\large\boxed{19.6 m}$

Use the kinematic equation below to solve for the height of the building:

$d = \frac{1}{2} at^{2}$

Where:

d = distance, or height of the building (m)

a = acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s²)

t = time (seconds)

Plug in the given values into the equation:

$d = \frac{1}{2} (9.8)2^{2}\\\\d = \frac{1}{2} (39.2)\\\\d = 19.6 m$

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