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Course: PACE Science (SOE Punjab) > Unit 1

Lesson 8: Free-fall
Science
PACE Science (SOE Punjab)
Motion
Free-fall
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Basic: Solving freefall problems

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Problem

A squirrel drops an acorn onto the head of a dog. The acorn falls 4.0m before it lands on the dog. We can ignore air resistance.
How many seconds did the acorn fall?
Round the answer to one decimal place (For example: 2.67 becomes 2.7).
Answer using a coordinate system where upward is positive.
  • Your answer should be
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
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