21. Mr. Alexander wants to know the height of a cliff he hiked up. He drops a rock from the top of the cliff, and it takes 5.25 seconds to hit the ground at the bottom of the cliff. How tall is the cliff? (choose the correct number of significant figures) _m

21. Mr. Alexander wants to know the height of a cliff he hiked up. He drops a rock from the top of the cliff, and it takes 5.25 seconds to hit the ground at the bottom of the cliff. How tall is the cliff? (choose the correct number of significant figures) _m

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