SOLUTION: Men are diving from a cliff to the water 16 feet below. A diver's height h (in feet) above the water t seconds after diving is given by h = −16t2 + 16.
How long does a dive la
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Question 1162343: Men are diving from a cliff to the water 16 feet below. A diver's height h (in feet) above the water t seconds after diving is given by h = −16t2 + 16.
How long does a dive last?
Would I just have to factor the given equation to find t? Answer by ikleyn(52887) (Show Source):
You should find the time "t" from the equation
h(t) = 0, which in your case is -16t^2 + 16, or
16t^2 = 16.
Cancel the factor 16 in both sides and get
t^2 = 1,
which implies
t = = 1 second.
It is your answer.
