El Capitan in Yosemite National Park is 3593 ft high. How long would it take a carabiner to fall freely from the top? Use the formula h=16t^(2), where h is the height in feet, and t is the time in seconds. Round to the nearest second (ones place ).
Added by Amy N.
Step 1
Let's think step by step. Show more…
Show all steps
Close
Your feedback will help us improve your experience
Melissa Salvador and 81 other Algebra educators are ready to help you.
Ask a new question
Labs
Want to see this concept in action?
Explore this concept interactively to see how it behaves as you change inputs.
Key Concepts
Recommended Videos
Use $s=16 t^{2}$. Refer to Example 13 and neglect air resistance. El Capitan in Yosemite National Park is 3593 ft high. How long would it take a carabiner to fall freely from the top? Source: Guinness World Records 2008 (IMAGE CANNOT COPY)
Quadratic Functions and Equations
Quadratic Equations
Use$s=16 t^{2}$. Refer to Example 12 and neglect air resistance. Round answers to the nearest tenth of a second. El Capitan in Yosemite National Park is 3593 ft high. How long would it take a carabiner to fall freely from the top?
Extreme sports enthusiasts have been known to jump off the top of El Capitan, a sheer granite cliff with a height of 910 m in Yosemite National Park. Assume a jumper runs horizontally off the top of El Capitan with a speed of 4.0 m/s and enjoys a free fall until she is h meters above the valley floor, at which time she opens her parachute. A. How long is the jumper in free fall? Ignore air resistance. B. It is important to be as far away from the cliff as possible before opening the parachute. How far from the cliff is this jumper when she opens her chute?
Kelan H.
Recommended Textbooks
Elementary and Intermediate Algebra
Algebra and Trigonometry
Transcript
18,000,000+
Students on Numerade
Trusted by students at 8,000+ universities
Watch the video solution with this free unlock.
EMAIL
PASSWORD