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A ball rolls at a speed of 4 m/s off a flat surface which is a height 1.3m above the ground. how long (in seconds) is the ball in the air before it hits the ground

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If you want to know the velocity of the object at some point before it hits the ground, use the distance the object has fallen at that point in place of the distance to the ground in either equation. Multiply feet per second by 0.68 to find the object's velocity in miles per hour.
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