Intermediate Algebra: Connecting Concepts through Application

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 0-53449-636-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-53449-636-4

Chapter 8 - Radical Functions - 8.4 Solving Radical Equations - 8.4 Exercises - Page 653: 17

Answer

$2.5$ seconds

Work Step by Step

Given \begin{equation} t=\sqrt{\frac{2 h}{32}}. \end{equation} We are given that $h = 100$ feet and want to find the time that an object falls below $100$ feet. Find $t(100)$. \begin{equation} \begin{aligned} t(100) & = \sqrt{\frac{2\cdot 100}{32}} \\ &=2.5. \end{aligned} \end{equation} It will take $2.5$ seconds for an object to fall $100$ feet below.
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