document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1208724>Question 1208724</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The distance a body falls from rest is directly proportional to the square of the time of the fall. If skydivers fall 144 feet in 3 seconds, how will they fall in 10 seconds? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A somewhat informal solution....  I will leave it to other tutors to provide a more formal solution if they want to.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ratio of times is 10:3...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the square of the ratio of times is 100:9...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the ratio of distances fallen is 100:9<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(144)*(100/9)=100*16 = 1600<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 1600 feet<br><BR>\n" );
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