document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1085957>Question 1085957</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bob bungee jumped from a tower that was 350ft. Tall. It took him 3.5 seconds to reach the maximum depth of his fall,  which was 50 ft.  Above the ground.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If his distance from the ground varies simultaneously with time, how high above the ground was he 1.2 seconds after he jumped?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #700059 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapture><B>rapture(86)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapture><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=rapture><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=700059\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is a direct variation problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = kt, where k is the constant of proportionality.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "350 = k(3.5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "350/3.5 = k\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100 = k\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now want to know how far into his fall he was after 1.2 seconds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = (1.2(100)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d = 120 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bob was 120 feet after 1.2 seconds of falling.  </SPAN>\n" );
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