The acceleration of gravity (on Earth) is 9.8 m/s² downward.
This means that every falling object gains 9.8 m/s more downward speed
every second that it falls.
In 5 seconds of falling, it gains (5 x 9.8 m/s) = 49 m/s of downward speed.
If it was already descending at 2.0 m/s at the beginning of the 5 sec,
then at the end of the 5 sec it would be descending at
(2 m/s + 49 m/s) = 51 m/s .
