Finding the distance a plant falls

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The discussion centers on a freefall problem involving a flowerpot that falls from a windowsill and passes a window 1.90 meters high in 0.420 seconds. The calculated distance from the top of the window to the windowsill is 0.31 meters. The solution utilizes the principles of kinematics, specifically the equations of motion under constant acceleration due to gravity. The absence of air resistance simplifies the calculations, allowing for a straightforward application of the freefall equations.

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A freefall problem

A flowerpot falls off a windowsill and falls past the window below. You may ignore air resistance. It takes the pot .420 s to pass this window, which is 1.90 m high. How far is the top of the window below the windowsill from which the flowerpot fell?
 
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Show us first your initial solution... :smile:
 
.31 m
 
mathforkicks said:
.31 m

That looks good.
 

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