An object is dropped from rest on the planet Jupiter. At the end of 1 second, it has fallen 8 m and is moving at 16 m/s. The total distance fallen after [i.e., at the end of] two seconds will be
A) 32 m.
B) 64 m.
C) 16 m.
D) 24 m.
E) None of the above.

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The object falls 8 m in the first second and accelerates uniformly. In the second second, it falls an additional 24 m (16 m/s * 1 s + 0.5 * 8 m/s² * 1 s²), totaling 32 m after two seconds.

An Object Is Dropped from Rest on the Planet Jupiter