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A student drops a pebble from the edge of a vertical cliff. The pebble hits the ground 4 s after it was dropped. What is the height of the cliff? A A. 20 m B D. 80 m B. 40 m C. 60 m (E) E. No answer

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A student drops a pebble from the edge of a vertical cliff. The pebble hits the ground 4 s after it was dropped. What is the
height of the cliff?
(A A. 20 m
B D. 80 m
C) B. 40 m
C. 60 m
E) E. No answer

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