Solve the Problem $$= 16 t ^ { 2 }$$ , Which Gives the Distance H, in Feet, That a Drops

question 8

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-As part of a physics experiment, Ming drops a baseball from the top of a 330-foot building. To the nearest tenth of a second, for how many seconds will the baseball fall? (Hint: Use the formula h $$= 16 t ^ { 2 }$$ , which gives the distance h, in feet, that a free-falling object travels in t seconds.)

• A)20.6 sec
• B)82.5 sec
• C)1.1 sec
• D)4.5 sec

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