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Question
A stone is dropped from a cliff 98 m high.
How long will it take to fall to the foot of the cliff?
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Solution
Height of cliff = 98 m.
Initial velocity of stone = 0 ms-1.
Acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 ms-2.
We know H = ut + 1/2 gt2.
98 = 1/2 X 9.8X t2.
t2 = 98X2/9.8 = 20
t= 4.47 sec.
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