SOLUTION: A hang glider dropped his cell phone from a height of 350 feet. How many seconds did it take for the cell phone to reach the ground?
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Question 1118487: A hang glider dropped his cell phone from a height of 350 feet. How many seconds did it take for the cell phone to reach the ground?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A hang glider dropped his cell phone from a height of 350 feet. How many seconds did it take for the cell phone to reach the ground?
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s = at^2/2
350 = 32*t^2/2 = 16t^2
t^2 = 350/16
t =~ 4.677 seconds
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