If air resistance is neglected, how long will it take for an object falling from rest to reach a speed of 100m/s ?

(A) 1s. (B) 10s. (C) 20s. (D) 100s.




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If air resistance is neglected, how long will it take for an object falling from rest to reach a speed of 100m/s ?

(A) 1s. --- No.

It would only be going 10m/s.

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If air resistance is neglected, how long will it take for an object falling from rest to reach a speed of 100m/s ?

(B) 10 s. --- Yes.
It would gain 10m/s each second
--- 10 x 10 = 100.

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If air resistance is neglected, how long will it take for an object falling from rest to reach a speed of 100m/s ?

(C) 20s. --- No.

It would then be going 20 x 10 or 200m/s.

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If air resistance is neglected, how long will it take for an object falling from rest to reach a speed of 100m/s ?

(D) 100 s. --- No.

It would then be going 1000m/s.

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