SOLUTION: The distance a body falls from rest is directly proportional to the square of the time it has been falling. If a body falls 78 m in 4 seconds, how far will it fall in 6 seconds?

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Question 1172666: The distance a body falls from rest is directly proportional to the square of the time it has been falling. If a body falls 78 m in 4 seconds, how far will it fall in 6 seconds?

Answer by ikleyn(52802) About Me  (Show Source):
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From the condition (based on the condition), you can write this propotion


    78%2F4%5E2 = x%2F6%5E2,   or   78%2F16 = x%2F36.


From the proportion


    x = %2878%2A36%29%2F16 = 175.5 meters.    ANSWER

Solved.