Jake tossed a paper cup 50 times and recorded how it landed. The table shows the results:
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Answer:
The diver will hit the water at 1.5 seconds
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
Required (Missing from the question)
When will the diver hit the water?
To do this, we simply solve for t
When the diver hits the water, the height is 0 (at that point)
So, substitute 0 for h in
Divide both sides by -16
Split
or
Solve for t
or
But time (t) can not be negative.
So:
Hence, the diver will hit the water at 1.5 seconds