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A stone is dropped from the top of a tower of height `h`. Aftre `1 s` another stone is droppped from the balcony `20 m` below the top. Both reach the bottom simultaneously. What is the value of `h` ? Take `g=10 ms^(-2)`.

A

3125 m

B

312.5 m

C

31.25 m

D

25.31 m

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