While rolling balls down an inclined plane,Galileo observes that balls roll 1 cubit(the distance from elbow to fingerprint) as he counts to 10. How far will have ball rolled from its starting point when he has counted to 20?

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While rolling balls down an inclined plane,Galileo observes that balls roll 1 cubit(the distance from elbow to fingerprint) as he counts to 10. How far will have ball rolled from its starting point when he has counted to 20?

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