he ultimate test of a young man's courage used to be to jump off a 400-year-old bridge (destroyed in 1993; rebuilt in 2004) into the River Neretva, 23 m below the bridge. (a) How long did the jump last?

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anonymous · Answer

$$d = \frac{1}{2} a t^{2}$$

d is distance, a is acceleration, t is time. you want to find out the time. Also its helpfull to know that the acceleration,a , due to gravity is 9.81 meters per second.