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Question 136669
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A ball is dropped from 144ft. above the ground. How long does it take to hit the ground?
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The formula for distance of a dropped ball at earth gravity is
Or more generally
. In our case, v[0] and d[0] are both 0 and earth gravity is 32ft/sec^2
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