Jake drops a book out of a window from a height of 10 meters. At what velocity does the book hit the ground?

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g = 9.81 m/sec^2) g = 9.81
(meters)/( second^(2) )

Solving for velocity :

velocity^(2)

= 2gh
v =
$2gh^{ (1)/(2) }$
v = (2 x 9.81 x 10)^1/2
v = 196.2 m/sec (answer)

Liam Hammett answered Jul 14, 2017

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