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If the height of a lab table in a classroom is 0.60 m, how long would it take for a ball launched off the edge of these tables to reach

the floor?

User Bendaf
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Step-by-step explanation:

Using the equation of motion S = ut+1/2gt² where;

S is the height of the table = 0.60m

u is the initial velocity = 0m/s

g is the acceleration due to gravity = 9.81m/s²

t is the time taken

Substitute

0.6 = 0+1/2(9.81)t²

0.6 = 4.905t²

t² = 0.6/4.905

t² = 0.1223

t = √0.1223

t = 0.3497

t≈0.35secs

Hence it will take 0.35seconds for a ball launched off the edge of these tables to reach the floor

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