Question

Use the given info to answer the questionThe distance,s, that an object falls varies directly with the square of the time,t, of the fall. If an object falls 16 feet in one second how long does it take for the object to fall 144 feet?t=___ s

Answer 1

t = 3 s

Explanation:

Since for each second squared the object falls 16 feet

For 144 feet it takes

$\sqrt[]{\frac{144}{16}}\text{ = }\sqrt[]{9}\text{ = 3s}$