Which one of the following expressions gives the magnitude of displacement of a body…

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Problem

Which one of the following expressions gives the magnitude of displacement

s

of a body released from rest after a time

t

during free fall under gravity (take

g

as the magnitude of acceleration due to gravity)? (a)

s=\tfrac14 g t^2

(b)

s=g t^2

(c)

s=\tfrac12 g t^2

(d)

s=\tfrac32 g t^2