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A student drops a rock off a 5.0 meter cliff. If we ignore air resistance, how long will it take the rock to strike the water below?
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A student drops a rock off a 5.0 meter cliff. If we ignore air resistance, how long will it take the rock to strike the water below?

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Answer:

0.71 s

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula used will be the formula for a free falling object acted on by gravity.

Time/Period(T) = √[Length/Distance(L)]/[Acc'n due

to gravity(g)]

T = √[5m/9.8m/s²]

T = 0.71 s

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