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A stone is dropped from the top of a high cliff
PHYSICS · Single correct · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
A stone is dropped from the top of a
45
m
45\,\text{m}
45
m
high cliff. Ignoring air resistance, what is its speed just before it reaches the ground? (Take
g
=
9.8
m/s
2
g = 9.8\,\text{m/s}^{2}
g
=
9.8
m/s
2
.) (a)
21
m/s
21\,\text{m/s}
21
m/s
(b)
15
m/s
15\,\text{m/s}
15
m/s
(c)
30
m/s
30\,\text{m/s}
30
m/s
(d)
28
m/s
28\,\text{m/s}
28
m/s
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