SOLUTION: A watermelon dropped off a roof and takes 4 seconds to reach the ground. How high is the roof

Algebra.Com
Question 912422: A watermelon dropped off a roof and takes 4 seconds to reach the ground. How high is the roof
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
h(t) = -16t^2 + d , where d is the distanced dropped
takes 4 seconds to reach the ground
0 = -16(16) + d
256 = d, how high the roof is

RELATED QUESTIONS

how long does it take a quarter dropped from the roof of a building 224 feet high to... (answered by Alan3354)
A stuntman jumps off a roof 375ft from the ground. How long will it take him, falling... (answered by stanbon)
An object is dropped off the roof of a school that is 200 feet tall, to the nearest tenth (answered by Edwin McCravy)
a helicopter takes off from the roof of a building that is 200 ft above the ground. The... (answered by stanbon)
Applications We can determine the time it would take an object to fall (if there were... (answered by Alan3354)
I did recieve an answer form this already but was unable to understand the steps. Is... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
A rock is dropped off a cliff 115 m high, how long does it take for the rock to reach the (answered by math_tutor2020)
a worker drops a hammer from the second-story roof that is 10 meters from the ground. if... (answered by scott8148)
To repair a roof that is 15 feet high, Mr. Bowen leans a 17-foot ladder against the side... (answered by ikleyn)