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An object falls from high building and hits the ground in 13 second. Ingnoring air resistance, what is the distance that it fell?

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D = (1/2) G T^2

= 4.9 x 169. =. 828.1 meters.

This is the official height of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai ... currently the tallest building in the world. So we know exactly which "high building" the question is talking about.
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