SOLUTION: You can fine d the distance in feet that an object falls in t seconds using the expression 16tsquared. If you drop a ball from a tall building, how far does the ball fall?

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Question 775239: You can fine
d the distance in feet that an object falls in t seconds using the expression 16tsquared. If you drop a ball from a tall building, how far does the ball fall?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
+d+=+-16t%5E2+
These are the distances the ball falls for
different times:
In 1 sec:
+d+=+16+ ft
In 2 sec:
+d+=+64+ ft
In 3 sec:
+d+=+144+ ft
In 4 sec:
+d+=+256+ ft
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Note that the ball can't fall a greater
distance than the height it was dropped from