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A grapefruit falls from a tree and hits the ground 0.72 s later. How far did the grapefruit drop?
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A grapefruit falls from a tree and hits the ground 0.72 s later. How far did the grapefruit drop?

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Answer: 2.541884 meters

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Formula: s = 0.5 * g * t^2

Time of fall (t) is 0.72 while the gravitational acceleration rate is (9.80665m/s^2).

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