document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=109003>Question 109003</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> According to the 1998 Guinness Book of World Records stuntman Dan Koko fell a distance of 355 feet into an airbag after jumping from the Vegas World Hotel and Casino. The distance d in feet traveled by a freefalling object in t seconds is given by the formula d = 16t 2. To the nearest tenth of a second, how long did the stuntman's freefall last? \r<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 #79513 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=79513\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 16t^2 = 355<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t^2 = 355/16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = (1/4)sqrt(355)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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