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How much time would a 4 kg ball take to fall 1.5 meters?

User Mixopteryx
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Answer:

t = 0.553

Step-by-step explanation:

The mass has nothing to do with an object falling.

Givens

d = 1.5 m

a = 9.8

vi = 0

t = ?

Formula

d = vi * t + 1/2 a t^2

Solution

1.5 = 0 + 1/2 9.81 * t^2

1.5 = 4.905 t^2

1.5/4.905 = t^2

0.3058 = t^2

sqrt(t^2) = sqrt(0.3058)

t = 0.553

About 1/2 a second which is really surprising wouldn't you think?

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