Solve the Problem $h = - 16 t ^ { 2 } + 600$

question 20

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A person at the top of a 600 foot tall building drops a yellow ball. The height of the yellow ball is given by the equationn $h = - 16 t ^ { 2 } + 600$ where h is mea where h is measured in feet and t is the number of seconds since the yellow ball was
Dropped. A second person, in the same building but on a lower floor that is 516 feet from the ground, drops a
White ball 1.5 seconds after the yellow ball was dropped. The height of the white ball is given by the equation $h = - 16 ( t - 1.5 ) ^ { 2 } + 516$ where h is meas where h is meaured in feet and t is the number of seconds since the yellow ball was
Dropped. Find the time that the balls are the same distance above the ground and find this distance.

• A)3 sec; 456 ft
• B)2.5 sec; 500 ft
• C)2 sec; 536 ft
• D)1.5 sec; 564 ft

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