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A body falls freely from a certain height. It takes times `t_(1)` and `t_(2)` to travel the first and the first and the last half -distances, respectively. Then

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`(sqrt(2)+1)t_(1)=t_(2)`

B

`(sqrt(2)+1)t_(2)=t_(1)`

C

`(sqrt(2)-1)t_(1)=t_(2)`

D

`(sqrt(2)-1)t_(2)=t_(1)`

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