An object is dropped from a platform 100 feet high. Ignoring wind resistance, how long will it take to reach the ground? _____ s a 1.8 b 2.5 c 3.2 d 4.5

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Joyson Rego · Answer 1 · 2019-08-11T01:19:31+0000

Height of the platform = 100 feet

1 feet = 0.3048 m

100 feet = 30.48 m

Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 9.8 m/s^2

Let the time taken be t

Initial velocity of the object (u) = 0 m/s

Using the seconds equation of motion:

s = ut + (1)/(2)at^2

30.48 = 0 + (1)/(2)* 9.8 * t^2

$t = \sqrt{(30.48)/(4.9) }$

t = 2.5 seconds

Hence, the option (b) is correct.