A 10 g penny is dropped from a building that is 125m high. The penny is initially at rest. Approximately how many seconds does it take the penny to hit the ground?

A) 3.2 B) 4.5 C) 10 D) 15 E) 20

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Jay Dickson

Mathematics

17 September, 18:33

A 10 g penny is dropped from a building that is 125m high. The penny is initially at rest. Approximately how many seconds does it take the penny to hit the ground?

A) 3.2 B) 4.5 C) 10 D) 15 E) 20

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Holden Hardin · Answer 1

H = 125 m; v o = 0 m/s; g = 9.81 m/s²;

h = v o · t + g t² / 2

125 = 9.81 · t² / 2

t = √ (250 : 9.81)

t = 5.048 s

Answer:

The closest is B) 4.5 seconds

A 10 g penny is dropped from a building that is 125m high. The penny is initially at rest. Approximately how many seconds does it take the penny to hit the ground?A) 3.2 B) 4.5 C) 10 D) 15 E) 20

A 10 g penny is dropped from a building that is 125m high. The penny is initially at rest. Approximately how many seconds does it take the penny to hit the ground?

A) 3.2 B) 4.5 C) 10 D) 15 E) 20