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The basic equation for average velocity is distance over time. However, if the velocity is changing uniformly, as it is in free fall, you can use initial velocity plus final velocity divided by two. That makes this problem easy. In free fall the object accelerates at 9.8 m/ss. That means every second it picks up 9.8 m/s of speed. So if is dropped from rest, then one second later its speed will be 9.8 m/s. Its average speed during that time is then initial velocity = 0 plus final velocity = 9.8 divided by 2, to get ; 4.9 m/s.

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