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During a building project, a brick is

dropped from a height of 1,936 ft. If the
equation for height as a function of time is
h(t) = -16t2 initial height where t is time
in seconds and h(t) is height in feet, how
many seconds will it take for the brick to
hit the ground?

User Ellochka Cannibal
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Answer:

11 seconds

Explanation:


- 16 {t}^(2) + 1936 = 0


- 16 {t}^(2) = - 1936


{t}^(2) = 121


t = 11

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