document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=180178>Question 180178</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a cartoon , a malfunctioning cannon fires a hungry coyote towards the bottom of a cliff with an initial rate of 100 feet per second. If the cliff is 1250 feet tall, how long will it take the coyote to reach the desert floor? ( To account for gravity , use the formula d - rt + 16^2, where d = dustance, r = initiall rate, and t = time). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "-16t^2-100t = -1250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16t^2 + 100t - 1250 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4t-25)(4t+50) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Positive solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 25/4 = 6.25 seconds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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