document.write( "Question 154740: I need help. I got as far as \"+5=+sqrt+%28d%2F16%29+\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Please help me solve this equation: The distance d (in feet) that an object will fall in t seconds is given by the formula \"+t=+sqrt+%28d%2F16%29\" To find the height of a bridge above a river, a man drops a stone into the water. If it takes the stone 5 seconds to hit the water, how high is the bridge?
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I got as far as \"+5=+sqrt+%28d%2F16%29+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Square both sides:
\n" ); document.write( "25 = d/16
\n" ); document.write( "d = 400 feet
\n" ); document.write( "This is more often shown as d = 16t^2.
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