SOLUTION: Hello, here is my question. A water balloon is dropped from the top of a building that is 300 feet tall. Neglecting wind resistance, the distance traveled by the balloon is given

Question 238067: Hello, here is my question.
A water balloon is dropped from the top of a building that is 300 feet tall. Neglecting wind resistance, the distance traveled by the balloon is given by the function , where d(t) is the distance traveled in feet after t seconds. How many seconds will it take for the water balloon hit the ground?
Thanks.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
300 = 16t^2
t^2 = 300/16
t = sqrt(75/4)
t =~ 4.33 seconds
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