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document.write( "#1 A diver in Acapulco leaps horizontally from a point 112 feet above the sea.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) How long does it take for the diver to reach the water?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) At what speed does the diver enter the water?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "#1 A diver in Acapulco leaps horizontally from a point 112 feet above the sea.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) How long does it take for the diver to reach the water?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) At what speed does the diver enter the water? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Formula:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s(t) = -16t^2+112<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s is height above the ground; when he hits the water s = zero.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-16t^2=-112<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t^2 = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = (sqrt7) sec for him to hit the water.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "velocity = -32t ] -21sqrt7 ft/sec or approximately 84.66 ft. sec.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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