SOLUTION: A football is punted and has a hang time T of 4.6 seconds. Use the formula T(h)=1/2square root of(h) to estimate the height h that it was kicked to the nearest foot.

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Question 452595: A
football is punted and has a hang time T of 4.6 seconds.
Use the formula T(h)=1/2square root of(h) to estimate the
height h that it was kicked to the nearest foot.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
+T%28h%29+=+4.6+ sec
+T%28h%29+=+%281%2F2%29%2Asqrt%28h%29+
+4.6+=+%281%2F2%29%2Asqrt%28h%29+
Square both sides
+21.16+=+%281%2F4%29%2Ah+
Multiply both sides by 4
+h+=+4%2A21.16+
+h+=+84.64+
The height to the nearest foot is 85 feet