A water balloon is dropped from a rooftop that is 40 feet tall. How long will it take to fall to the ground? Round to the nearest tenth and include units.
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h=1/2 g t^2
t= 2h/g h= 40ft g=32ft/s^2
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To determine how long it will take for the water balloon to fall to the ground, we can use the equation for free fall (ignoring air resistance):
h = 1/2 * g * t^2,
where:
h is the height (40 feet),
g is the acceleration due to gravity (32.2 ft/s^2), and
t is the time.
We can rearrange the equation to solve for t:
t = sqrt(2h/g).
Plugging in the given values:
t = sqrt(2 * 40 / 32.2) ≈ sqrt(1.24224) ≈ 1.1.
Therefore, it will take approximately 1.1 seconds for the water balloon to fall to the ground.