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A man standing at a window 5 meters tall watches a falling stone pass by the window in 0.3 seconds. From how high above the top of the window was the stone released?

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

5th Edition

ISBN:9780534408961

Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Publisher:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Chapter2: Newtonian Mechanics-single Particle

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2.30P: A student drops a water-filled balloon from the roof of the tallest building in town trying to hit...

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