WAEC - Further Mathematics (2012 - No. 19)

A stone is dropped from a height of 45m. Find the time it takes to hit the ground. \([g = 10 ms^{-2}]\)
3.0 seconds
4.5 seconds
5.0 seconds
9.0 seconds

Explanation

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

\(u = 0; s = 45m; g = 10ms^{-2}\)

\(45 = 0 + \frac{1}{2}(10)t^{2} = 5t^{2}\)

\(t^{2} = \frac{45}{5} = 9\)

\(t = 3.0s\)

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