You drop an object from rest (initial velocity = 0) from a height of 6.8 metres. What is the final speed of the object as it hits the floor?

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You drop an object from rest (initial velocity = 0) from a height of 6.8 metres. What is the final speed of the object as it hits the floor?  (Speed is a magnitude and so must be a positive value).  Assume the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity g  = 9.8 m/s2. Give your answer to 2 s.f.

 

 

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