If an object is dropped, the relationship between the distance it falls and the time that it has been falling is given by:
where:
is the distance the object falls, in feet
is the time the object falls, in seconds
is a constant due to gravity, 32.2 ft/sec2
Standing on top of a 95 feet tall cliff, you drop a rock. How long will it take to hit the ground? Round to 2 decimal places.
seconds