Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 41SP
Two balls are dropped to the ground from different heights. One is dropped 1.5 s after
the other, but they both strike the ground at the same time, 5.0 s after the first was
dropped. (a) What is the difference in the heights from which they were dropped? (b)
From what height was the first ball dropped?
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