Answer
The time taken will be 9.63 seconds.
Work Step by Step
Distance s(t) in feet travelled by a freely falling object is given by the function $s(t)=16t^2$
The height i.e. s(t) of each of the towers are 1483 feet.
Time taken will be-
$s(t)=16t^2$
Step-1: Substitute s(t) in the formula
$1483=16t^2$
Step-2: Divide both sides by 16
$\frac{1483}{16}=t^2$
Step-3: Use the square root property
$±\sqrt \frac{1483}{16}=t$
$± \frac{38.5097}{4}=t$
$± 9.6274=t$
Since time cannot be negative, $t=9.6274$ seconds which is approximately equal to 9.63 seconds.
