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A coin dropped from the top of a precipice (cliff) takes 2.42 to hit the ground. How highis the precipice (cliff)? .

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Answer:

28.7 m.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hello,

In this case, since the coin is dropped from the rest condition at which the initial velocity is 0 m/s, we can compute the height of the precipice via the following equation:


y=y_0+v_0*t-(1)/(2)gt^2

Whereas the final height is 0, the initial one is to be computed and the gravity is considered as 9.8 m/s², therefore the height turns out:


y=y_0+v_0*t-(1)/(2)gt^2\\\\y_0=(1)/(2)gt^2=(1)/(2)*9.8m/s^2*(2.42s)^2 \\\\y_0=28.7m

It means that the height of the cliff is 28.7 m.

Regards.

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