College Physics (10th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
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Chapter 3, Problem 12MCP
A stone is thrown horizontally with a speed of 15 m/s from the top of a vertical cliff at the edge of a lake. If the stone hits the water 2.0 s later, the height of the cliff is closest to
- A. 10 m.
- B. 20 m.
- C. 30 m.
- D. 50 m.
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