SOLUTION: the distance a free falling object has traveled can be modeled by the equation d= 1/2 at^2, where a is acceleration due to gravity and t is the amount of time the object has fallen

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Question 1034538: the distance a free falling object has traveled can be modeled by the equation d= 1/2 at^2, where a is acceleration due to gravity and t is the amount of time the object has fallen. what is t in terms of a and d?
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the distance a free falling object has traveled can be modeled by the equation d= 1/2 at^2, where a is acceleration due to gravity and t is the amount of time the object has fallen. what is t in terms of a and d?
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d = at^2/2
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2d = at^2
at^2 = 2d
t^2 = 2d/a
t =

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