A camera is accidentally dropped from a helicopter at a height of 4,096 ft. If the equation for height as a function of time is
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Answer:
16 seconds
Step-by-step explanation:
You want to find t such that h(t) = 0
h(t) = -16t^2 +4096 . . . equation for height
0 = -16t^2 +4096 . . . . .equation for height = 0
16t^2 = 4096 . . . . add 16t^2
t^2 = 256 . . . . . . . divide by 16
t = 16 . . . . . . . . . . . take the positive square root
It will take 16 seconds for the camera to hit the ground.
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