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During a tornado in 2008 the peachtree plaza Westin hotel in downtown Atlanta suffered damage. Suppose a piece of glass dropped near the top of the hotel falling 215 meters.

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Time = t = 6.62 s

Step-by-step explanation:

Given data:

Height = h = 215 m

Initial velocity = = 0 m/s

gravitational acceleration = g = 9.8 m/s²

Time = t = ?

According to the second equation of motion

As the initial velocity is zero, the first term of right-hand side of the above equation is equal to zero.

t² = 2h/g

t = square root 2h/g

t = square root 2x215/9.8

t = 6.62 s

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