SOLUTION: If a rock is dropped from a cliff into an ocean, it travels aproximately 16t^2 feet in t seconds. If the splash is heard 4 seconds later and the speed of sound is 1100ft/sec, aprox
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: If a rock is dropped from a cliff into an ocean, it travels aproximately 16t^2 feet in t seconds. If the splash is heard 4 seconds later and the speed of sound is 1100ft/sec, aproximate the height of the cliff.
This is what I have written the equation as:
d= rt
16t^2 =1100ft/sec(4t)
Can anyone answer this?
Thanks
This question is from textbook Fundamentals of Alg and Trig
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If a rock is dropped from a cliff into an ocean, it travels aproximately 16t^2 feet in t seconds. If the splash is heard 4 seconds later and the speed of sound is 1100ft/sec, aproximate the height of the cliff.
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The 16t^2 has nothing to do with answering the question.
The sound starts when the rock hits the water.
height of the cliff = 1100 ft/sec * 4 sec = 4400 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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