Problem 1116. Calculate the height of an object dropped from the sky

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Marco Castelli on 12 Dec 2012

I think the explanation or the problem is too complicated

Jihye Sofia Seo on 10 Feb 2017

Very nice and well-thought-out problem with lots of test cases with good coverage.

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