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Diego drops his camera as he climbs a hill and it falls to the ground 256 feet below the distance D that the camera falls in T seconds is given by the equation D=16t2 how long does it take The Camera to hit the ground

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given that Diego drops his camera as he climbs a hill and it falls to the ground 256 feet below the distance D.

to solve the time it hit the ground, use the given equation
D = 16t^2

t^2 = d /16

t = sqrt( d / 16)

t = sqrt( 256 / 16)

t = 4 second
after 4 s the diego's camera will hit the ground
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