SOLUTION: Differential Calculus A coin is dropped from the top of the washington monument (a height of 550 feet) and its height above ground is given by s(t)= -16t^2+550, find the time wh

Algebra.Com
Question 721182: Differential Calculus
A coin is dropped from the top of the washington monument (a height of 550 feet) and its height above ground is given by s(t)= -16t^2+550, find the time when the coin reaches the ground level.

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A coin is dropped from the top of the washington monument (a height of 550 feet) and its height above ground is given by s(t)= -16t^2+550, find the time when the coin reaches the ground level.
-------------
s(t)= -16t^2+550 = 0
16t^2 = 550
Solve for t, the + value

RELATED QUESTIONS

A coin is dropped from the top of the Washington Monument (a height of 550 feet) and its... (answered by Alan3354)
The height of the Washington monument is 50.5 inches more than 10 times the length of a... (answered by edjones)
If the height of the Washington Monument is 50.5 inches more than 10 times the length of... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
WHAT IS THE EXACT HEIGHT OF THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT? AND THEN CONVERT IT TO... (answered by Fombitz)
An obelisk is a tall, thin, four-sided monument that tapers to a pyramidal top. The most (answered by solver91311)
The Washington monument built in memory of George Washington. Is 169.29 meter high at its (answered by josgarithmetic)
a stone is dropped from the top of the tower and travels 24.5m in the last second of its... (answered by Jo8)
I would really appreciate if someone would walk me through this problem in detail. I am... (answered by rothauserc)
andrew made a scale of the Washington Monument. the monument is 555feet tall and his... (answered by robertb)