Advanced MathEasy–MediumTime for a falling object to cover a distance
Advanced Math practice question
A stone dropped from rest falls a distance of d = 5t² metres in t seconds. How many seconds does it take to fall 80 metres?
Answer: 4
5t² = 80 → t² = 16 → t = 4.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 2
- 2 halves the correct time.
- If you answered 16
- 16 is t², before taking the square root.
- If you answered 8.9
- 8.9 is √80, forgetting to divide by 5 first.
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