Question

When dropped from rest, any object will fall a total distance of 19.6 m in the first 2 seconds of its fall. How far
does the object fall just during the 2nd second (i.e., from time t= 1 s to t = 2 s)?

Answer 1

Answer: The acceleration due to gravity increases the velocity of a falling object by 9.8 m/s per

second. Answer B is wrong because velocity increases. Answer C is wrong because the

distance increases every second. Ans. E is wrong because the derivative of distance with

respect to time gives the velocity, not the acceleration.

Explanation: