document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=382629>Question 382629</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How far will a rubber ball fall in 10 seconds? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #271147 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=271147\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On Earth, the position of a ball in free-fall (ignoring air resistance) is modeled by\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where a = -9.81 m/(s^2), v = the original velocity, x is the original x position, and t is time.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming x = 0 m, v = 0 m/s, we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "X = (1/2)(-9.81 m/(s^2))(10 s)^2 = -490.5 m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Without air resistance, the ball would've fallen 490.5 meters. However I'm sure that it would've reached terminal velocity before then :) </SPAN>\n" );
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