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Chapter 5, Problem 13PE
Falling Distance
When an object is falling because of gravity, the following formula can be used to determine the distance the object falls In a specific time period:
The variables in the formula are as follows: d is the distance in meters, g is 9.8. and t is the amount of time, in seconds, that the object has been falling
Write a function named falling_distance that accepts an object s falling time (in seconds) as an argument The function should return the distance, in meters, that the object has fallen during that time interval. Write a
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