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Two coconuts fall freely from rest at the same time, one from a tree twice as high as the other. If the coconut from the shorter tree takes 2.0 s to reach the ground, how long will it take the other coconut to reach the ground?

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Wee can use here kinematics

as we know that


y = v*t + (1)/(2) at^2

for shorter tree we know that


y = 0 + (1)/(2)*9.8 * 2^2


y = 19.6 meter

now since we know that other tree is twice high

So height of other tree is y = 39.2 m

now again by above equation


y = v*t + (1)/(2) at^2


39.2 = 0 + (1)/(2)*9.8 * t^2


t = 2.83 s

so the time taken is 2.83 s

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