Question

An object is falling from a height of 7.5 meters. At what height will it’s velocity be 7 meters/second?

A-49 meters
B-7.5 meters
C-7.0 meters
D-5.0 meters
E-2.5 meters

Answer 1

Answer: D 5.0

Explanation: I did the test

Answer 2

One of the equations of gravity is this:

`{v}^(2) = {u}^(2) + 2gh`
Where v = final velocity which is 7m/s
u = initial velocity which is 0 for objects falling from a height
g = acceleration due to gravity and it is approximately 10m/s^2. It's a constant so pretty much remember this number. It's positive since the work being done is caused by gravity (in other words, it's falling down). It can also be negative if the work being down is against gravity (in other words, it's going up)
h = height of object

Substitute for the values and you should have something like this

`{7}^(2) = {0}^(2) + 2 * 10 * h`

`49 = 0 + 20h`

`h = (49)/(20)`

`h = 2.5m`