Starting from Rest, the Distance a Freely-Falling Object Will Fall

question 20

Multiple Choice

Starting from rest, the distance a freely-falling object will fall in 0.5 second is about

• A) 1 m.
• B) 1.00 m.
• C) 10 m.
• D) none of the above

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