document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=995924>Question 995924</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The formula t = sqrt (d)/4 represents the distance (d), in feet, that an object falls in t seconds, assuming that the air resistance does not slow down the object. In an object fall from a top of a building with a height of 1,730 feet, how long will it reach the ground? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #614546 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=614546\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> t-sqrt(d)/4;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t^2=d/16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=16 t^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1730=16 t^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1730/16=t^2=133.07<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t=11.54 sec </SPAN>\n" );
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