An object is dropped from rest from the top of a building 98.0 m high. calculate the  a. time for the object to reach the ground b. object's speed just before it strikes the ground

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Problem 15E: A ball is dropped from the top of an 80-m-high building. Does the ball reach the ground in 4.0 s?...
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An object is dropped from rest from the top of a building 98.0 m high. calculate the 

a. time for the object to reach the ground

b. object's speed just before it strikes the ground

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