document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=940050>Question 940050</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A sandbag is dropped off a high-altitude<BR>\n" );
document.write( "balloon at an altitude of 10,000 ft. When will the sandbag hit the<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " the formula is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the ending height (at the end height is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) in feet and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is time in seconds, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s=10000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s=10000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > starting height \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=25+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=25+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: it will hit the ground in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > seconds \r<BR>\n" );
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