NCERT Example 2.5 - Motion in a Straight Line

Question: Galileo's law of odd numbers: "The distances traversed, during equal intervals of time, by a body falling from rest, stand to one another in the same ratio as the odd numbers beginning with unity [namely, 1: 3: 5: 7�]." Prove it.

Answer: Distances in equal time intervals from rest are in ratio **1 : 3 : 5 : 7 : �** (Galileo's law of odd numbers).

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