(I) A stone is dropped from the top of a cliff. It is seen

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A stone is dropped from the top of a cliff. It is seen to hit the ground below after 3.55 s. How high is the cliff?

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QUESTION:

A stone is dropped from the top of a cliff. It is seen to hit the ground below after 3.55 s. How high is the cliff?

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Given data,

Initial velocity of the stone

Time taken by the stone to reach the ground:

Acceleration of the stone assuming zero air-resistance

We will use newton’s second equation of motion to solve for height

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