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The observation deck of tall skyscraper 370 m above the street. Determine the time required for a penny to free fall from the deck to the street below.
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If a penny was dropped from the observation deck of the tall skyscraper 370m above the street, then the time required for it to free fall to the ground below would be approximately 7.1 seconds. This can be calculated as follows: Time = SquareRoot of [(2 * Distance) / Acceleration Due to Gravity] Time = SquareRoot of [(2 * 370m) / 9.8m/s^2] Time = 7.1 seconds This result is based off the assumption that air resistance is negligible, which is the case for this situation because of the relatively small size and weight of the penny.
