Construction workers are building a new skyscraper in a major city. A crane operator is using a crane to lift a heavy box of supplies (with a mass of 664 kg) to the top of the building when the cord suddenly snaps! The box of supplies free-falls to the ground from a height of 142 m. How many seconds does it take for the supplies to crash into the ground below? _____s

Construction workers are building a new skyscraper in a major city. A crane operator is using a crane to lift a heavy box of supplies (with a mass of 664 kg) to the top of the building when the cord suddenly snaps! The box of supplies free-falls to the ground from a height of 142 m. How many seconds does it take for the supplies to crash into the ground below? _____s

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter3: Accelerated Motion

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 5STP

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