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davidwinth
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Hello,
I found a derivation on NASA and several others that say something different. Can someone tell me which is correct? They differ by a factor of 3. This is confusing because some places say an object falling from 100m should deflect by 3cm but NASA says .16mm. Those are more different than a factor of 3, so I am not understanding what the correct formula is.
https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-12/Numbers/Math/Mathematical_Thinking/falling_eastward.htm
http://hepweb.ucsd.edu/ph110b/110b_notes/node14.html
I found a derivation on NASA and several others that say something different. Can someone tell me which is correct? They differ by a factor of 3. This is confusing because some places say an object falling from 100m should deflect by 3cm but NASA says .16mm. Those are more different than a factor of 3, so I am not understanding what the correct formula is.
https://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/k-12/Numbers/Math/Mathematical_Thinking/falling_eastward.htm
http://hepweb.ucsd.edu/ph110b/110b_notes/node14.html