document.write( "Question 1114666: How do I solve the following formula with the provided information. It appears there may be a missing factor...
\n" ); 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??? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The problem does not say it directly, but from the context, the initial speed  is zero.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since the problem does not specify it directly and explicitly, you may/should/must assume that the initial velocity is zero.\r\n" );
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