Question

Lara made the table below of the predicted values for h(t), the height, in meters, of a penny t seconds after it is dropped off of the back of the bleachers.
A 2-column table with 9 rows titled Height of Penny over Time. The first column is labeled t with entries 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8. The second column is labeled h(t) with entries 2, 1.951, 1.804, 1.559, 1.216, 0.775, 0.236, negative 0.401, negative 1.136.
To the nearest tenth of a second, how much time would it take the penny to hit the ground?

0.5 seconds
0.6 seconds
0.7 seconds
0.8 seconds

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

as the chart is broken into steps with the same precision we're looking for. Just choose the one where height is closest to zero or 0.6 s

To do it mathematically

The equation is

h = 2 - ½gt²

to find g, plug in a time and height

0.236 = 2 - ½g(0.6²)

g = 9.8 m/s

check another one just to be sure

1.559 = 2 - ½(9.8)0.3²

1.559 = 1.559

now plug in zero elevation with an unknown time

0 = 2 - ½(9.8)(t²)

-2 = - ½(9.8)(t²)

t² = 4/9.8

t = 0.6388765...

t = 0.6 s

Answer 2

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