Huygens claimed that near the surface of the Earth the velocity downwards of an object released from rest, vy, was directly proportional to the square root of the distance it had fallen, . This is true if c is equal to

the expression is False

Explanation:

From the kinematics equations we can find the speed of a body in a clean fall

        v = v₀ - g t

         v² = V₀² - 2 g y

If the body starts from rest, the initial speed is zero (vo = 0)

            v= √ (2g y)

In the first equation it gives us the relationship between speed and time.

With the second equation we can find the speed in which the distance works, this is the expression, see that speed is promotional at the height of a delicate body.

Therefore the expression is False