SOLUTION: If an object has fallen a distance of 53 meters, approximately how long did the fall take in seconds? The distance is 50.17 meters

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Question 821517: If an object has fallen a distance of 53 meters, approximately how long did the fall take in seconds? The distance is 50.17 meters
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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If an object has fallen a distance of 53 meters, approximately how long did the fall take in seconds? The distance is 50.17 meters
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Answer by jsmallt9(3758) About Me  (Show Source):
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If we're talking about an object dropping (with no initial velocity and no other forces than gravity) and if we're on Earth, then
d+=+9.8t%5E2
where d is the distance traveled by the object, the 9.8 is the acceleration due to gravity (in meters/second/second). Since we know that the object dropped 54 meters:
54+=+9.8t%5E2
Divide by 9.8:
5.51+=+t%5E2 (rounded to two places)
Square root of each side (ignoring the negative square root since time must not be negative):
2.35+=+t (rounded to two places)