Answer: 17.68 s
Explanation:
This problem is a good example of Vertical motion, where the main equation for this situation is:
(1)
Where:
is the height of the ball when it hits the ground
is the initial height of the ball
is the initial velocity of the ball
is the time when the ball strikes the ground
is the acceleration due to gravity
Having this clear, let's find from (1):
(2)
Rewritting (2):
(3)
This is a quadratic equation (also called equation of the second degree) of the form 
, which can be solved with the following formula:
(4)
Where:
Substituting the known values:
(5)
Solving (5) we find the positive result is:
Choice-C is a correct statement.
The relationship between the masses of the Earth, moon and sun and their distances to each other play critical roles in affecting tides
Ok. PEMDAS tells us to take care of the square first. When we do that, the denominator becomes
(6.4)^2 x 10^12
= 40.96 x 10^12 .
Now it's just a matter of mashing out the fraction.
The 'mantissa' (the number part) is
6/40.96 = 0.1465
and the order of magnitude is
10^24 / 10^12 = 10^12 .
Put it all together and you've got
1.465 x 10^11 .
