Water drips from the lower tip of the stalactite, which is 4.0 m above the ground. At the moment when one drop hits the ground, the next drop is in the air, and a thed drop just broke away from the stalactite. How high is the second drop and at what speed is it moving when the first drop hits the floor? How many drops fall in one minute?

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Water drips from the lower tip of the stalactite, which is 4.0 m above the ground. At the moment when one drop hits the ground, the next drop is in the air, and a thed drop just broke away from the stalactite. How high is the second drop and at what speed is it moving when the first drop hits the floor? How many drops fall in one minute?
 
 
 
 
 
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