SOLUTION: Create a parabola graph that shows the height of a free-fall ride that reaches a height of 185 feet. How can this graph be used to measure how long a rider is in free fall?

SOLUTION: Create a parabola graph that shows the height of a free-fall ride that reaches a height of 185 feet. How can this graph be used to measure how long a rider is in free fall?

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Question 1029675: Create a parabola graph that shows the height of a free-fall ride that reaches a height of 185 feet.
How can this graph be used to measure how long a rider is in free fall?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

is in feet
is in seconds
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The time it takes to hit the ground is found
by setting ( the ground ) and
solving for
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