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What is the value of ‘g’ when a body falls vertically downwards?


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  1. When a body falls vertically downwards, the acceleration due to gravity ‘g’ is ‘positive’ as the displacement of the body and acceleration due to gravity are ins ame direction.
  2. The value of acceleration due to gravity is g = + 9.8 m s–2.

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