SOLUTION: A BALL IS DROPPED FROM A HEIGHT OF 70 FT. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR THE BALL TO HIT THE GROUND?

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Question 1204204: A BALL IS DROPPED FROM A HEIGHT OF 70 FT. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR THE BALL TO HIT THE GROUND?
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A BALL IS DROPPED FROM A HEIGHT OF 70 FT. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE FOR THE BALL TO HIT THE GROUND?
A freely falling body has an equation H= 1/2 g t^2 H= height t = time



plug H =70 ft , g = 32.2ft/s^2


= 2.085 seconds
It will take approximately 2.085 seconds for the ball to hit the ground.


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