An object falls freely from rest on a planet where the acceleration due to gravity is 20 m/s2. After 5 seconds, the object will have a speed of

A) 5 m/s.
B) 10 m/s.
C) 20 m/s.
D) 50 m/s.
E) 100 m/s.


Answer: E

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