Objective: Determine the acceleration of a falling object.
In free fall the distance fallen h is proportional to the square of the time t taken to fall that distance. The coefficient of that proportionality can be used to calculate the acceleration due to gravity g.
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to determine the gravitational constant g, 1000738 [U8400830], Free Fall](/thumblibrary/U8400830/U8400830_01_140_140_Free-Fall-Apparatus-to-determine-the-gravitational-constant-g.jpg)
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![Pocket Measuring Tape, 2 m, 1002603 [U10073], Measurement of Length](/thumblibrary/U10073/U10073_01_140_140_Pocket-Measuring-Tape-2-m.jpg)
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![Vertical Ruler, 1 m, 1000743 [U8401560], Measurement of Length](/thumblibrary/U8401560/U8401560_01_140_140_Vertical-Ruler-1-m.jpg)
![Set of Riders for Rulers, 1006494 [U8401570], Measurement of Length](/thumblibrary/U8401570/U8401570_01_140_140_Set-of-Riders-for-Rulers.jpg)
![Calipers, 150 mm, 1002601 [U10071], Measurement of Length](/thumblibrary/U10071/U10071_01_140_140_Calipers-150-mm.jpg)
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(230 V, 50/60 Hz), 1003312 [U33020-230], Power Supplies](/thumblibrary/U33020-230/U33020-230_01_140_140_DC-Power-Supply-20-V-5-A-230-V-5060-Hz.jpg)
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