SOLUTION: An acorn falls from a tree such that its height (h) in meters above the ground is given by the formula h(t) = -4.92+78.4. Where t is in seconds. How many seconds will it take for t

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Question 531543: An acorn falls from a tree such that its height (h) in meters above the ground is given by the formula h(t) = -4.92+78.4. Where t is in seconds. How many seconds will it take for the acorn to hit the ground?
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Set h(t) equal to zero and solve for t.

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