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a stone is dropped down an empty mine shaft. it takes 3 seconds to reach the bottom. assuming that the stone falls from rest and accelerates at 10m/s^2, calculate.
a) the maximum speed reached by the stone before hitting the bottom.
b) the average speed of the stone in flight.
c) the depth of the mine shaft.