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document.write( "In metric units, the acceleration of gravity is ~ 9.8 m/sec/sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v = initial speed = -20 m/sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = (at^2)/2 + vt<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 4.9*16 + 20*4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 158.4 meters<BR>\n" );
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