An object falls from rest on a high tower and takes 5.0 s to hit the ground. Calculate the object’s position from the top of the tower at 1.0 s intervals. Make a position-time graph for the object’s motion. In your response, show what you are given, the equation that you used, any algebra required, a table of data, and your graph.
g = 9.8 m/s2

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An object falls from rest on a high tower and takes 5.0 s to hit the ground. Calculate the object’s position from the top of the tower at 1.0 s intervals. Make a position-time graph for the object’s motion. In your response, show what you are given, the equation that you used, any algebra required, a table of data, and your graph. 
g = 9.8 m/s2

mrdoe · Answer

Just use the basic linear kinematic equation for position and plug in your times. The formula is x=x(0)=v(0)t+1/2at^2. Basic plug and chug from here. 

P.S. v(0) and x(0) would be 0 in this case since there is no initial velocity and we usually place the initial position x(0) at the origin.