document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=186523>Question 186523</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780073533490/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Diving time. The time t (in seconds) that it takes for a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cliff diver to reach the water is determined by the height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h (in feet) from which he dives:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t= Square Root of h/16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sky diving. The formula in Exercise 109 accounts for the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "effect of gravity only on a falling object. According to that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "formula, how long would it take a sky diver to reach the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "earth when jumping from 17,000 feet? (A sky diver can<BR>\n" );
document.write( "actually get about twice as much falling time by spreading<BR>\n" );
document.write( "out and using the air to slow the fall.) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #139807 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=139807\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Diving time. The time t (in seconds) that it takes for a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cliff diver to reach the water is determined by the height<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h (in feet) from which he dives: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "t= Square Root of h/16 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sky diving. The formula in Exercise 109 accounts for the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "effect of gravity only on a falling object. According to that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "formula, how long would it take a sky diver to reach the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "earth when jumping from 17,000 feet? (A sky diver can<BR>\n" );
document.write( "actually get about twice as much falling time by spreading<BR>\n" );
document.write( "out and using the air to slow the fall.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using the formula you gave, t = sqrt(17000/16)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 32.596 seconds (neglecting air friction)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't know what Exercise 109 is, I don't have the book.<BR>\n" );
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