SOLUTION: The height of a building is 1554 ft. How long would it take an object to fall to the ground from the top? Use the formula s=16t^2, where s is the distance, in feet, traveled by an

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Question 609125: The height of a building is 1554 ft. How long would it take an object to fall to the ground from the top? Use the formula s=16t^2, where s is the distance, in feet, traveled by an object falling freely from rest in t seconds.
Answer by flame8855(424)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1554 = 16t^2
t= 9.855 s

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