Robert is standing on a bridge that spans a canyon. He drops a pebble from the bridge, and records how long the pebble takes to reach the water below. If the pebble takes 5.49 seconds to reach the water, what is the height of the bridge? 148 m O 91.1 m 26.9 m 296 m

Robert is standing on a bridge that spans a canyon. He drops a pebble from the bridge, and records how long the pebble takes to reach the water below. If the pebble takes 5.49 seconds to reach the water, what is the height of the bridge? 148 m O 91.1 m 26.9 m 296 m

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Robert is standing on a bridge that spans a canyon. He drops a pebble from the
bridge, and records how long the pebble takes to reach the water below. If the pebble
takes 5.49 seconds to reach the water, what is the height of the bridge?
O 148 m
91.1 m
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