frictionless object in free-fall

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1.      For a frictionless object in free-fall (i.e. no contact forces; falling through the air), what is its approximate acceleration?  Be sure to include units in your answer.

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For such a friction-less free fall, the acceleration will be the acceleration due to gravity.

For Earth, this acceleration due to gravity is denoted by g and its value is 9.8 m /s^2   or 9.8 N/Kg

So, if an object is under free fall towards the surface of Earth, its acceleration will be 9.8 m/s^2

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