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Water drops fall from a tap on the floor, 5 m below, at regular intervals of time, the first drop strikes the floor when the sixth drop begins to fall. The height at which the fourth drop will be from ground, at the instant when the first drop strikes the ground is 
m. ( 
)
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C
Time to reach ground 
Five drops per second
Time between each drop 
.
Time of fall for 
drop is 
Height fall of 
drop is 
Height from ground 
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