A huge wooden block accidentally falls from rest from the ledge of a 48-meter - high building. When the block is 11.0 m above the ground, a man standing, 1.80 m tall, looks up and notices that the block is directly above him. How much time, at most, does the man have to get out of the way?

A huge wooden block accidentally falls from rest from the ledge of a 48-meter - high building. When the block is 11.0 m above the ground, a man standing, 1.80 m tall, looks up and notices that the block is directly above him. How much time, at most, does the man have to get out of the way?

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Chapter2: Motion In One Dimension

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