A Bell student “accidentally” drops a water balloon from the 3rd floor onto an unsuspecting middle schooler. It hits (and soaks) the middle schooler after 1.2 seconds. (a) How far does this balloon fall and (b) how fast was it going when it hit the middle schooler?

A Bell student “accidentally” drops a water balloon from the 3rd floor onto an unsuspecting middle schooler. It hits (and soaks) the middle schooler after 1.2 seconds. (a) How far does this balloon fall and (b) how fast was it going when it hit the middle schooler?

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Chapter2: Motion In One Dimension

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