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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?
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\n" ); document.write( "16t^2 = 355
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\n" ); document.write( "t = \"sqrt%2822.1875%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "t = 4.71 seconds
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