SOLUTION: The distance that a freely falling body falls varies directly as the square of the time it falls. If a body falls 400 feet in 5 seconds, how far does it fall in 3 seconds?

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Question 212786: The distance that a freely falling body falls varies directly as the square of the time it falls. If a body falls 400 feet in 5 seconds, how far does it fall in 3 seconds?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Set up a ratio.
400%2F5%5E2=X%2F%283%5E2%29
X=400%2A%283%2F5%29%5E2
X=144