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(I) Estimate (a) how long it took King Kong to fall
Chapter 2, Problem 40P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Estimate (a) how long it took King Kong to fall straight down from the top of the Empire State Building (380 m high), and (b) his velocity just before “landing.”
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Estimate (a) how long it took King Kong to fall straight down from the top of the Empire State Building (380 m high), and (b) his velocity just before “landing.”
ANSWER:
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Given data,
Initial velocity of King Kong:
Height of the empire state building:
King Kong is falling straight down in a free fall, assuming the air-resistance to be negligible, his acceleration will be equal to the acceleration due to gravity.