3.A brown flower pot is dropped from an open window from the top floor of a brick apartment building on a Sunday afternoon in April. It fell 3.00 seconds before crashing into multiple pieces on the wet sidewalk below. How far did the flower pot fall?
To calculate the distance the flower pot fell, we can use the equation of motion for freefall:
d = (1/2) * g * t^2
where d is the distance, g is the acceleration due to gravity, and t is the time.
In this case, we're given that the flower pot fell for 3.00 seconds. The acceleration due to gravity is approximately 9.8 m/s^2.
Plugging in the values into the equation, we have:
d = (1/2) * 9.8 * 3^2
Simplifying the equation:
d = (1/2) * 9.8 * 9
d ≈ 44.1 meters
Therefore, the flower pot fell approximately 44.1 meters.