SOLUTION: An acorn falls from a tree that is 75 feet tall. What is the height of the acorn 1 second after it was dropped? Use the vertical motion model, h=-16t^2 + 75 where t is the time in
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Question 1209154: An acorn falls from a tree that is 75 feet tall. What is the height of the acorn 1 second after it was dropped? Use the vertical motion model, h=-16t^2 + 75 where t is the time in seconds and h is the height in feet.
Height:_ feet Answer by ikleyn(52780) (Show Source):
To answer this question, you should substitute t= 1 second into the formula and calculate the
height = -16*1^2 + 75 = -16 + 75 = 59 feet from the ground. ANSWER
