How far a dropped phone falls in 0.6 s

Answer: distance fallen = 1.77 m (speed 5.88 m/s, speed 21.2 km/h).

What we know

  • Fall time: 0.6 s

Step by step

Given
t = 0.6 s
Formula
d = ½·g·t²
Substitute
d = ½ × 9.80665 × 0.6²
Result
d = 1.77 m

All results

Distance fallen1.77 m
Speed5.88 m/s
Speed21.2 km/h

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The physics

Dropped from rest, an object gains the same amount of speed every second, so its speed after t seconds is v = g·t. The distance adds up all the speed gained so far, so it grows with the square of the time: d = ½·g·t².