SOLUTION: 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 to fall 2304 feet?
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Question 170504: 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 to fall 2304 feet?
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
so we have cross multiply
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---> take square root of each side
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seconds
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