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Galileo wanted to release a wooden ball and an iron ball from a height of 100 meters and measure the
duration of their fall.
He found a plane with an incline of 12° that he could climb until he could get to an altitude of 100 m.
How far should Galileo walk up the inclined plane?
Round your final answer to the nearest hundredth.
meters
100
12
Transcribed Image Text:Galileo wanted to release a wooden ball and an iron ball from a height of 100 meters and measure the duration of their fall. He found a plane with an incline of 12° that he could climb until he could get to an altitude of 100 m. How far should Galileo walk up the inclined plane? Round your final answer to the nearest hundredth. meters 100 12
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