An engineering physics student conducted an experiment on free fall motion by launching a toy rocket vertically upward with a speed of 21 m/s from the ground. How long (in s) will it take the rocket to return to the ground after it is launched? [Express answer in ONE decimal place].

An engineering physics student conducted an experiment on free fall motion by launching a toy rocket vertically upward with a speed of 21 m/s from the ground. How long (in s) will it take the rocket to return to the ground after it is launched? [Express answer in ONE decimal place].

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