Final answer:
Using the free fall formula d = ½ gt² for a rubber ball falling under gravity, it would fall 490 meters in 10 seconds. The options provided in the question do not include this answer, which suggests additional information is needed or there may be an error in the options given.
Step-by-step explanation:
The distance a rubber ball will fall in 10 seconds can be calculated using the formula for free fall, which is d = ½ gt², where g is the acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s² on Earth) and t is the time in seconds. Plugging the values into the formula we get:
d = ½ * 9.8 m/s² * (10 s)² = ½ * 9.8 m/s² * 100 s² = 490 m
However, the options provided for the answer do not include 490 meters. This implies that there might be an error in the given options, or additional information such as initial velocity and air resistance might be considered in the actual problem that are not presented here. Based on the available information, none of the provided answer choices A) 98.1 meters, B) 50 meters, C) 20 meters, or D) 10 meters are correct, and the actual distance fallen in free fall would be 490 meters if the ball was only under the influence of gravity with no initial velocity and ignoring air resistance.