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document.write( "4.9t^2+vot=s. An object falls from 2,547 meters. How many seconds does it take for it to hit the ground? Don't I need to know what the initial velocity is in order to accurately determine this answer???  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "4.9t^2+vot=s. An object falls from 2,547 meters. How many seconds does it take for it to hit the ground? Don't I need to know what the initial velocity is in order to accurately determine this answer??? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Formula:: height = 4.9t^2 + vo*t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you simply drop the object the initial velocity is zero.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4.9t^2 = 2547<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = sqrt(518.8) seconds = 22.8 seconds\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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