Question

Question #ebb7d

Answer 1

`4.9 "m"`

Explanation:

Assuming that the ball is initially at rest and that air resistance can be neglected, the distance covered by the ball in `1"s"` is

`s = 1/2 a t^2`

`= 1/2 (9.8 "ms"^{-2}) (1"s")^2`

`= 4.9 "m"`