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Which of the following explains why it took so long for the public to accept the negative health effects of smoking? a)people were waiting for counter reasons, and those were presented.b)scientists had not completely finalized their results, which took 30 years.c)cigarettes were cheaply available and media channels were very inefficient.d)cigarette manufacturers were trying hard to bring an alternative into the market

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Ahot-air balloon takes off from the ground traveling vertically with a constant upward acceleration of magnitude g/4. after time interval δt, a crew member releases a ballast sandbag from the basket attached to the balloon. how many seconds does it take the sandbag to reach the ground? (express your answer in terms of δt)