The Acceleration Due to Gravity Is 10 M/sec²

question 48

Multiple Choice

The acceleration due to gravity is 10 m/sec². If an object falls from rest, its instantaneous speed at the end of the fifth second is (neglecting air resistance)

• A) 100 m/sec.
• B) 5 m/sec.
• C) 10 m/sec.
• D) 50 m/sec.
• E) impossible to determine from the given information.

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