SOLUTION: A watermelon dropped off a roof and takes 4 seconds to reach the ground. How high is the roof

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Question 912422: A watermelon dropped off a roof and takes 4 seconds to reach the ground. How high is the roof
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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h(t) = -16t^2 + d , where d is the distanced dropped
takes 4 seconds to reach the ground
0 = -16(16) + d
256 = d, how high the roof is