document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=757125>Question 757125</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The functions(t)=16t^2 models the distance, s(t), in feet that an object falls in t seconds. Use this function and the square root property to solve the following exercise. Express answer in simplified form. Then use a calculator to find a decimal approximation to the nearest tenth of a second. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A skydiver jumps from an airplane and falls for 4800 feet before opening a parachute. For how many seconds was a skydiver in a free fall?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A skydiver jumps from an airplane and falls for 4800 feet before opening a parachute. For how many seconds was a skydiver in a free fall?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16t^2 = 4800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for t </SPAN>\n" );
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