Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 2 - Motion Along a Straight Line - Problems - Page 38: 83c

Answer

$9$ times

Work Step by Step

Gravitational acceleration on the strip is constant, and by $h=h_0-0.5gt^2$, if time is tripled, the distance traveled is multiplied by $9 = 3^2$, so the answer is $9$.
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