SOLUTION: An object is dropped off the roof of a school that is 200 feet tall, to the nearest tenth of a second, about how long will it take the object to hit the ground?

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Question 925561: An object is dropped off the roof of a school that is 200 feet tall, to the nearest tenth of a second, about how long will it take the object to hit the ground?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) About Me  (Show Source):
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The formula for the time t in seconds that it takes 
a fairly heavy object (not a feather) to hit the 
ground if dropped from a height of h feet is: 

t+=+sqrt%28h%29%2F4

t+=+sqrt%28200%29%2F4

t+=+14.14%2F4

t=3.5 seconds.

Edwin