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King Kong Carrie’s Fay Wray up the 321-meter high Empire State Building. At the top of the skyscraper, Fay Wray’s shoe falls from her foot.

Neglecting air resistance, how long does it take for the shoe to reach the ground?

(Please help… I have no idea what I’m doing)

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Answer:

To solve this problem, we can use the kinematic equation:

h = 1/2 * g * t^2

where h is the height of the building (321 meters), g is the acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s^2), and t is the time it takes for the shoe to fall.

We want to solve for t, so we can rearrange the equation:

t = sqrt(2h/g)

Plugging in the values, we get:

t = sqrt(2 * 321 / 9.8) = 8.05 seconds

Therefore, neglecting air resistance, it would take approximately 8.05 seconds for Fay Wray's shoe to reach the ground.

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