Homework Help: math

Posted by Medusa. on Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 2:47pm.

An object is dropped from 39ft below the tip of the Petronaas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The height h of the object after t seconds is given by the equation h=-16t+1444. Find how many seconds pass before the object reaches the ground.

math - Maggie, Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 4:45pm
All you have to do is put 39 in for h. So you get 39=-16t+1444. And solve.

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