Question 212171
I am not sure if this is a quadratic actually, but I wasn't sure what selection in the drop down menu fit this problem.

The equation I am stuck on is s=1/3gt^2 (gt squared) and it says to solve for t


Step 1.  Base on your problem statement, I interpreted as follows:


{{{s=(gt)^2/3}}}


Step 2.  Take the Square Root of both sides of equation


{{{sqrt(s)=sqrt((gt)^2/3)}}}


{{{sqrt(s)=gt/sqrt(3))}}}

Step 3.  Now multiply by 


{{{sqrt(3)/g}}} to both sides of equation and to isolate t


This yields


{{{sqrt(s)sqrt(3)/g=t}}}


Step 3.  Simplify left side.


{{{sqrt(3s)/g=t}}}  or


{{{t= sqrt(3s)/g}}}  solution


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