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Chapter 4 question 47
2.5 Free Fall
47. • A student drops a ball from the top of a tall building;
the ball takes 2.8 s to reach the ground. (a) What was
the ball's speed just before hitting the ground? (b) What
is the height of the building?
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Transcribed Image Text:2.5 Free Fall 47. • A student drops a ball from the top of a tall building; the ball takes 2.8 s to reach the ground. (a) What was the ball's speed just before hitting the ground? (b) What is the height of the building? 0.0 lo idgio (1oo fnom the
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