A Baseball Is Released at Rest from the Top of the Washington

question 13

Multiple Choice

A baseball is released at rest from the top of the Washington Monument.It hits the ground after falling for 5.85 s.What was the height from which the ball was dropped? (g = 9.8 m/s² and assume air resistance is negligible)
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• A) 1.88 × 10² m
• B) 1.68 × 10² m
• C) 1.38 × 10² m
• D) 3.36 × 10² m
• E) ​1.68 × 10³ m

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