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In order to find the depth of a well, you drop a stone into it and time its fall. It hits the water after falling for 1.7 s. The depth of the well is about Question 17Answera.20mb.14mc.28md.10me.5m

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In order to find the depth of a well, you drop a stone into it and time its fall. It hits the water after falling for 1.7 s. The depth of the well is about Question 17Answera.20mb.14mc.28md.10me.5m

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To find the depth of the well, we can use the physics formula for distance fallen under gravity, which is d = 0.5 * g * t^2, where g is the acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.8 m/s^2 on Earth) and t is the time the stone was falling.

Step 1: Substitute the given values into the formula. In this case, t = 1.7 seconds.

Step 2: Calculate the depth (d) using the formula.

d = 0.5 * 9.8 * (1.7)^2

Step 3: Calculate the value.

d = 0.5 * 9.8 * 2.89

d = 14.205 meters

So, the depth of the well is approximately 14 meters. Therefore, the answer is b.14m.

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