SOLUTION: The formula s = 16t2 is used to approximate the distance s, in feet, that an object falls freely (from rest) in t seconds. Use this formula to solve the problem. (Round answer to t

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Question 312141: The formula s = 16t2 is used to approximate the distance s, in feet, that an object falls freely (from rest) in t seconds. Use this formula to solve the problem. (Round answer to the nearest tenth.)
A man drops his keys off a building 1420 ft high. How long does it take the keys, falling freely, to hit the ground

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The formula s = 16t2 is used to approximate the distance s, in feet, that an object falls freely (from rest) in t seconds. Use this formula to solve the problem. (Round answer to the nearest tenth.)
A man drops his keys off a building 1420 ft high. How long does it take the keys, falling freely, to hit the ground
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s+=+16t%5E2+
Plug in the given info:
1420+=+16t%5E2+
+88.75+=+t%5E2+
+9.4+=+t+ (seconds)