A pot fell off a shelf and took 0.60 seconds to reach the ground with an acceleration of 9.80 m/s2 due to gravity. Determine the distance it fell with the free fall formula. Free Fall Formula: distance=1/2*gravity*time2

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A pot fell off a shelf and took 0.60 seconds to reach the ground with an acceleration of 9.80 m/s2 due to gravity. Determine the distance it fell with the free fall formula.

Free Fall Formula: distance=1/2*gravity*time2

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