We know the final velocity, that initial velocity is 0, and the acceleration of the drone. We can find the time it takes to reach its takeoff speed by using the following kinematics formula:

The question asks to point out the false statement. Everything on Earth is accelerated downwards by gravity, all the time, by . Think of gravity as having a negative sign. When the ball is thrown up, acceleration is working against the velocity slowing the ball down. Their signs are opposite. But when the ball is falling back down to Earth, the velocity and acceleration have the same sign. So velocity and acceleration will not always have the same sign.

If gravity could be said to have a negative sign since it pulls everything downward, then an upward velocity would have a positive (and opposing sign). At the top of the trajectory when the ball's upward velocity is finally overcome by gravity, the sign of the velocity becomes negative as it now points back down to Earth. So it is true velocity changes sign at the top.

Since the ball is caught at the same height, both the time up and time down are equal and it will be traveling at the same speed. Since gravity is the only force acting on it, the ball loses all its velocity on the way up and regains that exact amount by the time it reaches the height it started the journey. This also makes the time up equal to the time it falls. If the same force acts with same strength (gravity) the entire time, why would either of these change?

Use one of the kinematic equations. The best way to select the correct one is by process of elimination based on which variables we have or don't. The problem gives us vertical displacement, gravity, and if we look closely, initial velocity (since the stone was "dropped" it equals 0). Based on these we will definitely use one that factors in displacement: 

Note that these kinematic equations normally have an x-variable for displacement, but since our problem has an object falling vertically we use y-variables for consistency.

Plug in given values and solve:

The red term becomes 0 since the initial velocity is 0.

Simplify and solve for t:

We know the initial velocity, the final velocity, and the time it took for the car to stop moving after the brakes were applied. Given the final and initial velocity we can calculate average velocity. Average velocity multiplied by time is equal to the distance traveled.

Since we are given the vertical displacement, acceleration due to gravity, and we know that the final velocity in the y-direction is zero since it will be at the top of its jump. Use the following kinematics formula and solve for the initial velocity.

Plug in known values and solve for initial velocity.

Gravity accelerates everything downward by . When the tomato is thrown upward with some velocity, gravity immediately begins to slowly reduce this velocity since the acceleration opposes the direction of the velocity.

 (initial velocity)

 (final velocity is equal to 0)

In 1.2s the tomato will reach its maximum height. If you have ever thrown a ball upward you may have noticed how it appears to stop at the peak. We have just calculated the time it takes for that ball to appear to stop for a very small time and fall back down. Since our tomato must travel back to Earth, we double the time for its up and down motion (since they equal each other) to get 2.4s as the final answer.