MODIFIED MASTERING PHYSICS W/PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 65P
* Galileo dropped a light rock and a heavy rock from the Learning Tower of Pisa, which is about 55m high. Suppose that Galileo dropped one rock 0.50 s before the second rock. With what initial velocity should he drop the second rock so that it reaches the ground at the same time as the first rock?
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