4) An acorn falls from a tree branch 20 meters above the ground. a. Disregarding air resistance, how long will it take

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4) An acorn falls from a tree branch 20 meters above the ground. a. Disregarding air resistance, how long will it take

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4) An acorn falls from a tree branch 20 meters abovethe ground.a. Disregarding air resistance, how long will it take for the acornto reach the ground?
b. What will be the speed of the acorn just before it hits theground?c. One second after the acorn in problem 4 has fallen off, asquirrel darts after it from the same branch. When thesquirrel jumps, how far below it will the acorn be?d. When the acorn hits the ground, how far above it will thesquirrel be? (Assume the initial velocity of the squirrel when itjumps off the branch is zero.)
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