SOLUTION: I don't know how far I am with the answer, but I got 28 feet.
The question is: The distance an object falls is directly proportional to the square of the time it has been falling.
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: I don't know how far I am with the answer, but I got 28 feet.
The question is: The distance an object falls is directly proportional to the square of the time it has been falling. After 6 seconds it has fallen 1296 feet. How long will it take to fall 2304 feet.
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This question is from textbook algebra
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I can say:
That's what proportional means. is some fixed
constant that is always true for the falling object.
It must also be true that
where is the time since it started to fall
I can find from the 1st equation
Now plug this into the 2nd equation
It will take 8 sec for the object to fall 2304 ft
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