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Chapter 14, Problem 7Q
A tire swing hanging from a branch reaches nearly to the ground (Fig. 14–27). How could you estimate the height of the branch using only a stopwatch?
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PHYSICS F/SCI.+ENGR.,CHAPTERS 1-37
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