Entertainment For a scene in a movie, a sack of money is dropped from the roof

of a 600-foot skyscraper. The height of the sack above the ground in feet is given by h = - 16t2 + 600, where t is the time in seconds. How long will it take the sack to reach the ground?

Round to the nearest tenth of a second.

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Dayanara Schmidt

22 November, 17:13

Entertainment For a scene in a movie, a sack of money is dropped from the roof

of a 600-foot skyscraper. The height of the sack above the ground in feet is given by h = - 16t2 + 600, where t is the time in seconds. How long will it take the sack to reach the ground?

Round to the nearest tenth of a second.

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Jazmyn Newton · Answer 1

6.1 s

Step-by-step explanation:

h = - 16t² + 600

When the sack reaches the ground, h = 0.

0 = - 16t² + 600

16t² = 600

t² = 600/16

t² = 37.5

t = 6.1 s

It will take 6.1 s for the sack to reach the ground.