A constant in a formula: g is number 03

A constant in a formula: g is number 03

The picture shows the distance growing faster and faster with time: at 10 seconds it reaches 643 metres. A stone is thrown down at 15.3 metres per second. How far does it fall in 10 seconds? The formula is v0t+12gt2\displaystyle v_0 t + \frac{1}{2} g t^{2}. Press on C, type 15.3, press times, type 10, and press plus. For 12\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}, type 2, then second F and x to the minus one. Press times, then alpha and 4, CONST, and type the number 03: the standard acceleration of gravity. The calculator writes its value, 9.80665, in the expression. Press times, type 10, and press x squared. Press equals: the answer first shows as a fraction. Press CHANGE for the decimal: 643.3325 metres.