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A particle is dropped from the top of a tower. The distance covered by it in the last one second is equal to that covered by it in the first three seconds. Find the height of the tower.

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

5th Edition

ISBN:9780534408961

Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Publisher:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Chapter1: Matrices, Vectors, And Vector Calculus

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.26P

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