College Physics (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 3MCP
A ball thrown horizontally from the top of a building hits the ground in 0.50 s. If it had been thrown with twice the speed in the same direction, it would have hit the ground in
- A. 4.0 s.
- B. 1.0 s.
- C. 0.50 s.
- D. 0.25 s.
- E. 0.125 s.
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