SOLUTION: An object dropped from a building passed you on the fifth floor three seconds later. If the fifth floor is 98 feet from the ground, how tall is the building?

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Question 253268: An object dropped from a building passed you on the fifth floor three seconds later. If the fifth floor is 98 feet from the ground, how tall is the building?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/2*g*t^2=1/2*32*3^2
16*9=144 ft
144+98=242 feet tall