Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Equations of motion

Equations of motion — practice question

A science museum arranges an experiment to demonstrate the descent of a feather inside a vertical glass vacuum tube. The time taken to fall from rest in the vacuum should be about $0.5\,\text{s}$. Which tube length is needed?

  • A$1.2\,\text{m}$
  • B$2.5\,\text{m}$
  • C$4.9\,\text{m}$
  • D$9.8\,\text{m}$

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