document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=96225>Question 96225</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find the time required for an object to fall to the ground from a building that is 1400 ft high.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"s(t)\" be the height of the object above the ground at time = t seconds.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s(t) = -16t^2+1400<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When the object hits the ground its height is zero.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-16t^2+1400 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t^2 = -1400/-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t^2 = 87.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 9.35 seconds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It will hit the ground in 9.35 seconds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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