A man is standing near a window. The window is 5.69 meters tall. The man watches a falling stone pass by the window in 0.34 secs. From how high (in meters), measured from the bottom of the window, was the stone released?

A man is standing near a window. The window is 5.69 meters tall. The man watches a falling stone pass by the window in 0.34 secs. From how high (in meters), measured from the bottom of the window, was the stone released?

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Chapter2: Loads On Structures

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