In order to open the clam it catches, a segull will drop the clam repeastedly onto a hard surface from high in the air untill the shell cracks. If a segull flies to a height of 25 m, how long will the clam take to fall?
height= 1/2 g t^2 solve for t.
what is g?
To calculate the time it takes for the clam to fall, we can use the equation for calculating the time of free fall. The equation is given by:
time = sqrt((2 * height) / acceleration_due_to_gravity)
In this case, the height is 25 m, and the acceleration due to gravity is approximately 9.8 m/s^2. Plugging these values into the equation, we can calculate the time it takes for the clam to fall.
time = sqrt((2 * 25) / 9.8)
time = sqrt(50 / 9.8)
time ≈ sqrt(5.1)
After calculating the square root of 5.1, we find that the time it takes for the clam to fall is approximately 2.26 seconds.
Therefore, the clam will take approximately 2.26 seconds to fall from a height of 25 meters.