document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1032106>Question 1032106</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 50 ft in 5 seconds, how far will it have fallen by the end of 9 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" );
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document.write( "The distance that a free falling object falls is directly proportional to the square of the time it falls (before it hits the ground).  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If an object fell 50 ft in 5 seconds, how far will it have fallen by the end of 9 seconds?  (Leave the variation constant in <BR>\n" );
document.write( "fraction form or round to at least 2 decimal places.  Round your final answer to the nearest foot.) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I will not consider the solution of this problem, but I'd like to make a small notice.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Near the Earth surface, the free fall acceleration is 32 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ft%2Fs%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ft%2Fs%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (approximately. See <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_acceleration>this article</A> of Wikipedia). \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Accordingly, the free falling body falls <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2832%2A5%5E2%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2832%2A5%5E2%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 400 ft in the first 5 seconds.\r<BR>\n" );
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