document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=761451>Question 761451</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the distance that a free falling object falls is directly proportional to the square of the time it falls (before it hits the ground).  If an object fell 63 feet in 8 seconds, how farr will it have fallen by the end of 10 seconds?  ( leave the variation constant in fraction form or round to at least 2 decimal places.  Round your final answer to the nearest foot.) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #463232 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=DrBeeee><B>DrBeeee(684)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=DrBeeee><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=463232\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let d = distance fallen in feet and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let t = fall time in seconds and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let c = constant of direct proportionality in feet per seconds squared.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The formula to use is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) d = c*t^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Where we are given<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) 63 = c*8^2 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) c = 63/64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then in 10 seconds the distance is given by<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4) d = 63/64*(10)^2 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5) d = 6300/64 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(6) d = 98.4375<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: the constant of variation is 63/64 and the distance dropped in ten seconds is 98 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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