SOLUTION: Please show the solution for this story problem: A bird sitting 16 feet above the ground in an apple tree dislodges an apple.After how many seconds does the apple land on the gro

Let me re-formulate it in Math or Physics terms.


     After how many seconds does the apple land on the ground, if it falls from the height 16 ft ?

The distance the free falling body falls in t seconds is h = , 

     where g = 32 ft/s^2 is the gree fall acceleration (approximately).


So, what you need is to solve this equation 


16 = 


for t. Multiply both sides by , and you will get


 = 1,  which gives you the answer  t = 1 second.