February 2024
Problem of the Month
Washington Monument Baseball Problem
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Problem of the Month
If a baseball were dropped from the top of the Washington Monument, how fast in miles per hour would it be traveling when it hit the ground?
The Washington Monument is 555 feet tall.
You may use 32 feet per second squared as the acceleration of gravity.
Click here for a story about the first baseballs dropped from the Washington Monument
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