Cassy and friends dropped a bag from the roof of a school building. The bag strikes the ground in 5 seconds. The bag is in free fall (ignore air resistance). How high is the school building? A) 490 m 122.5 m 49 m D 4.9 m

Cassy and friends dropped a bag from the roof of a school building. The bag strikes the ground in 5 seconds. The bag is in free fall (ignore air resistance). How high is the school building? A) 490 m 122.5 m 49 m D 4.9 m

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Cassy and friends dropped a bag from the roof of a school building. The bag strikes the ground in 5 seconds. The bag is in free fall
(ignore air resistance). How high is the school building?
490 m
В
122.5 m
49 m
4.9 m

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