Question

How do you solve this: A squirrel picks a nut from the top of a 49 foot tree and drops it. If the position of the nut after t seconds is given by h = -16t2 + 49, how long until the nut drops to the second squirrel waiting on the ground? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a second.

Answer 1

\[h=-16t^2+49\]when t=0 you can see that h=49 which fits with the statement in the question.
now, when the nut reaches the ground, what do you think h will be equal to?

Answer 2

thnx :)

Answer 3

yw - I assume you know how to solve this now

Answer 4

yes

Answer 5

great!