A Gun Fires a Bullet Almost Straight Up from the Edge

question 276

Multiple Choice

A gun fires a bullet almost straight up from the edge of a 425-foot cliff. If the bullet leaves the gun with a speed of 383 feet per second, its height at time t is given by , measured from the ground below the cliff. When will the bullet land on the ground below the cliff? ( Hint : What is its height when it lands? Remember that we are measuring from the ground below, not from the cliff.)

• A) 27 seconds later
• B) 125 seconds later
• C) 25 seconds later
• D) 17 seconds later
• E) 33 seconds later

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