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#1505 · Algebra · Functions

Distance after 10 seconds

A body falls from rest so that its distance from the starting point varies as the square of the time. If it falls feet in 5 seconds, how far does it fall in 10 seconds?

~3 minAnswer checked instantlydirect variationsquare law

H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. III. Variation, Examples III, No. 15 (part 1)

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Checked against the answer in H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891).