Problema Solution

an object is dropped from the top of 311 south wacker drive.a 961-foot-tall office building in Chicago. (source:council on tall buildings and Urban Habitat) the height h of the object after t seconds is given by the equation h=-16t^2+961. Find how many seconds pass before the object reaches the ground

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we want to solve the equation for h=0:

0 = -16t^2 + 961

solving for 't' we have a positive value t=7.75


7 and 3/4 seconds pass before the object reaches the ground