document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=825784>Question 825784</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please can you help mw with this question:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a ball is dropped from a tall building and falls from acceleration of magnitude <BR>\n" );
document.write( "10ms-2. the distance between floors in the block is constant. the ball take 0.5s to fall from the 14th to the 13th floor and 0.3 s to fall from the 13th floor to the 13th. what is the distance between floors?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #497662 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=497662\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= constant distance between floors, in meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=g=10m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"g=10m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%22%2F%22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%22%2F%22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= acceleration of gravity<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= downward velocity as the ball reaches the 14th floor, in m/s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, 0.5 seconds later, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v%2B10%2A0.5=v%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v%2B10%2A0.5=v%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= downward velocity as the ball reaches the 13th floor.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After another 0.3 seconds,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v%2B10%2A0.5%2B10%2A0.3=v%2B8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v%2B10%2A0.5%2B10%2A0.3=v%2B8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= downward velocity as the ball reaches the 12th floor.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In linear motion with constant acceleration, distance is the product of average speed and time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Between the 14th and 13th floors:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282v%2B5%29%2F2=2d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282v%2B5%29%2F2=2d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%282v%2B5=4d%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%282v%2B5=4d%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Between the 13th and 12th floors:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28v%2B8%29%2B%28v%2B5%29%29%2F2%29%2A3=10d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28v%2B8%29%2B%28v%2B5%29%29%2F2%29%2A3=10d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%28v%2B8%29%2B%28v%2B5%29%29%2A3=20d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%28v%2B8%29%2B%28v%2B5%29%29%2A3=20d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282v%2B13%29%2A3=20d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282v%2B13%29%2A3=20d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%286v%2B39=20d%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%286v%2B39=20d%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( " <BR>\n" );
document.write( "We solve the system below any way we can<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%282v%2B5=4d%2C6v%2B39=20d%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%282v%2B5=4d%2C6v%2B39=20d%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28v=3.5%2Chighlight%28d=3%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28v=3.5%2Chighlight%28d=3%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to find that the distance between floor is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%283%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%283%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I would use a combination of equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2v%2B5=4d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2v%2B5=4d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >--><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%282v%2B5%29=3%2A%284d%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%282v%2B5%29=3%2A%284d%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >--><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6v%2B15=12d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6v%2B15=12d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6v%2B39=20d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6v%2B39=20d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "-<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-----------<BR>\n" );
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