The distance that an object will fall when dropped can be found using the
equation d = 0.5at², where d is the distance in feet, t is the amount of time in
seconds that the object is falling, and a is acceleration due to gravity, which is
approximately 32 ft/s². Say that a red ball is dropped from a height of 256 feet.
How long will it take for the ball to hit the ground? Now, imagine that a purple
ball is dropped from a height of 1600 feet. In this situation, the purple ball's
journey to the ground will last how many times longer than the red ball's
journey?
OA. 4 seconds; 10 seconds
OB. 16 seconds; 2.5 times longer
O C. 16 seconds; 40 seconds