WAEC - Further Mathematics (2008 - No. 32)

A body starts from rest and moves in a straight line with uniform acceleration of \(5 ms^{-2}\). How far, in metres, does it go in 10 seconds?
50 m
250 m
350 m
500 m

Explanation

\(s = ut + \frac{1}{2} at^{2}\)

\(u = 0, t = 10 secs, a = 5 ms^{-2}\)

\(s = 0 + \frac{1}{2} 5 \times 10^{2}\)

\(s = 250 m\)

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