document.write( "Question 976217: A rocks falls from a tower that is 320 ft high. As it is falling, it height is given by the formula h=320--16t^2. How many seconds (in tenths) will it take for the rock to hit the ground? h=0 \n" ); document.write( "
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\"h+=+320-16t%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"0+=+320-16t%5E2\" Plug in \"h+=+0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"16t%5E2+=+320\" Add \"16t%5E2\" to both sides.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5E2+=+320%2F16\" Divide both sides by 16.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t%5E2+=+20\" \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+sqrt%2820%29\" Apply the square root to both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+sqrt%284%2A5%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+sqrt%284%29%2Asqrt%285%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+2%2Asqrt%285%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+4.47213595499958\" Use a calculator here\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+4.5\" Round to the nearest tenth\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It will take approximately 4.5 seconds for the object to fall 320 ft. This is ignoring air resistance.\r
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