document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=34384>Question 34384</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A six foot tall person drops an object from the top of a building that is 723 feet tall. The height of the \"H\" of the object after \"T\" seconds is given by the equation H = -16T + 729. FInd how many seconds it will take the object to reach the ground.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I got an answer of 45 seconds but I don't think it is correct. can you show me how to work this out. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You have H = -16T + 729 , where H is the height of the object from the ground.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When the object has hit the ground, H=0, so the formula becomes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 = -16T + 729,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving for T, you get 45.56sec </SPAN>\n" );
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