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Just say i had to catch a dollar bill between my 2 finger (flattened dollar bill)

Can I figure out how long it takes for the dollar bill to fall between my fingers?
A dollar bill is 6.14inches
Mass of dollar bill: 1gram

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Answer:

Below

Step-by-step explanation:

The trailing edge has to fall 6.14 inches ( mass is irrelevant)

d = 1/2 a t^2

6.14/12 ft = 1/2 (32.2 ft/s^2 )(t^2) shows t = .178 s

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