During the Construction of an Office Building, a Hammer Is

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Essay

During the construction of an office building, a hammer is accidentally dropped from a height of 16 ft.The distance the hammer falls in t sec is .What is the hammer's velocity when it strikes the ground? What is its acceleration?
The velocity is __________ ft per second.
The acceleration is __________ ft per second in the second power.

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