The average velocity of a freely falling body is numerically equal to half of the acceleration due to gravity. The velocity of the body as it reaches the ground is numerically equal to:
A
g
B
g2
C
g√2
D
√2g
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We have average velocity =g2 Since it is a free fall, average velocity, v=St=12gt2t=g2, where t is the time of descent and initial velocity is zero.
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