Question

A construction worker drops a wrench from a height of 484 feel the function

h =

16x

+ 484 gives the height h of the wrench after a seconds When does the wrench hit the ground?

The wrench hits the ground blank

seconds after it is dropped

Answer 1

30.25 seconds

Explanation:

If you want to find the time at which the wrench hits the ground, you must recognize that the height of the wrench is 0 feet. If h represents the height, then 0 can be plugged in for h. The equation is now 0=16x+484. You then must subtract 484 from both sides, giving you -484=16x. You then divide both sides by 16 to give you x by itself. -484/16=-30.25. Because this is dealing with time and negative time does not exist, the negative sign on the 30.25 can be neglected.