SOLUTION: I'm trying to help my daughter with her math homework over the phone. This is her word problem. I think I'm just missing a simple velocity equation. Cliff Fiver jumps from a led

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Question 393917: I'm trying to help my daughter with her math homework over the phone. This is her word problem. I think I'm just missing a simple velocity equation.
Cliff Fiver jumps from a ledge 96 ft above the ocean with initial upward velocity of 16 ft/sec. How long will it take until the diver enters the water?
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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where is the height in feet afte elapsed seconds, is the initial velocity in feet per second, and is the initial height.

Plug in your values:



Since the water is at height = 0, set the function equal to zero and solve for the postive value of .

John

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