document.write( "Question 645518: the height of the buliding is 1176 feet. how long would it take an object to fall to the ground from the top? use the formula s=16t^2, where s is the distance, in feet, traveled by an object falling freely from rest in t seconds. \n" ); document.write( "
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the height of the building is 1176 feet.
\n" ); document.write( " how long would it take an object to fall to the ground from the top?
\n" ); document.write( " use the formula s=16t^2, where s is the distance, in feet, traveled by an
\n" ); document.write( " object falling freely from rest in t seconds.
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\n" ); document.write( "When the objects hits the ground s = 0 ft
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\n" ); document.write( "16t^2 - 1176 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "16t^2 = 1176
\n" ); document.write( "t^2 = 1176/16
\n" ); document.write( "t^2 = 73.5
\n" ); document.write( "t = \"sqrt%2873.5%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "t = 8.5732 sec to hit the ground
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