s 是位移, 你可以當是物體下降的距離
u 是初始速度, 如以我們的假止由靜止放下來, u=0
a 是加速度, 這視乎有多少個力作用在物體上, 如以我們的假設只有物體本身的重量, a=10
t 是下降所需的時間
s = ut + (1/2)a*t*t
s = 0 + (1/2)(10)t*t
s = 5*t*t
t = sqrt(s/5)
物件下降所需的時間是 下降的距離, 除以5, 再開方。
這裡用的全都是S.I. unit, 即時間的單位是秒, 距離的單位是米。
I don't know if you refer to free fall. If that is the case, you may use the simple equation in kinetics, i.e.
s = ut + (1/2).at^2
where s is the downward distance travelled, u is the initital speed, a is the acceleration due to gravity (g=9.81 m/s2) and t is the time taken
If the object starts from rest, then u=0 m/2,
s = (1/2)(g)(t^2)
t = sqrt[2s/g], where sqrt stands for [square-root]
The above equation has the assumption that air resistance is neglected. If air resistance is taken into account, and which is usually assumed to be proportional to velocity. One needs to solve the following differential equation,
m[dv/dt] + kv= mg
where m is the mass of the falling object and k is a constant
The solution is
v = (v0)[1-exp(-kt/m)]
where (v0) is the terminal velocity given by mg/k
The distance travelled s is found by integrating the expression for v with respect to time t.
But in this case, the time taken to travel a certain distance s is best to be calculated by numerical means rahter than analytical way.