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===1. A ball rolls off the edge of a cliff.  The instant it leaves the edge, it has an initial horizontal velocity of 17.3 m/s, and it strikes the ground after 1.56 seconds.
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===1. A ball rolls off the edge of a cliff.  The instant it leaves the edge, it has an initial horizontal velocity of 17.3 m/s, and it strikes the ground after 1.56 seconds. How high is the cliff? ===
 
 
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Using s = ut + 1/2at<sup>2</sup>:<br><br>
 
Using s = ut + 1/2at<sup>2</sup>:<br><br>

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1. A ball rolls off the edge of a cliff. The instant it leaves the edge, it has an initial horizontal velocity of 17.3 m/s, and it strikes the ground after 1.56 seconds. How high is the cliff?

Using s = ut + 1/2at2:

s = 0 + 1/2(9.81)(1.56)2 = 11.936 m

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