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1. A ball is dropped from the edge of the Grand Canyon.  How fast is it moving when it has fallen 19.6 m?
A. 9.8 m/s X = Xo +  vot  +  1/2 a t2 

Xo  and vo  are 0 for this problem.

X = 0.5 a t2  

 

          2X                  2 x 19.6 m
t = (---------) 1/2 = (-----------------) 1/2 =  2.00 s
            a                    9.80 m s -2 

 

v = vo  +  at  =  0 m/s  +  9.8 m/s x 2 = 19.6 m/s

The Correct Answer is B.

B. 19.6 m/s
C. 29.4 m/s
D. 39.2 m/s