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How did they figure out 9.8 Newtons?

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Anonymous

∙ 15y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

-- Take two rocks or two Bowling balls.

-- Find two buildings with different heights. Measure their heights.

-- Drop one rock or bowling ball from the roof of one building. Measure

the time it takes to hit the ground.

-- Drop another rock or bowling ball from the roof of the other building.

Measure the time it takes to hit the ground.

-- Now you have all the information you need to calculate the acceleration of gravity.

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Wait a second! Stop the presses! Hold the back page!

I thought about it some more.

You only have to do one drop, and you have all the information you need

to calculate the acceleration of gravity.

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Wiki User

∙ 15y ago

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