SOLUTION: Please help me with my homework problem #47: The distance s, in feet, traveled by a body falling freely from rest in t seconds is approximated by s = 16t^2. A pebble is droped i

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Question 30049: Please help me with my homework problem #47: The distance s, in feet, traveled by a body falling freely from rest in t seconds is approximated by s = 16t^2.
A pebble is droped into the well and takes 3 sec to hit the water. How far down is the surface of the water?
Thanking you for your help in advance.

Answer by askmemath(368)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since t = 3
Distance =

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