SOLUTION: The distance an object falls varies directly as the square of the number of seconds it falls. If an object falls 256 feet in 4 seconds, how far will it fall in 6 seconds?
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Question 1074929: The distance an object falls varies directly as the square of the number of seconds it falls. If an object falls 256 feet in 4 seconds, how far will it fall in 6 seconds?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
s=kt^2
256=k*4^2=16k
k=16
now use k
x=16*6^2=576 feet
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