The distance traveled by a falling object is given by the formula d = 0.5gt2 where d = distance, g = the force of gravity, and t = time. Solve this equation for g, and use your formula to determine the force of gravity if a baseball takes 10 seconds to hit the ground after being dropped from a height of 480 feet. Show all steps in your work.plz help ;-;//i kept reading it over and over and i absolutely dont no whhat to do ;-;

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The distance traveled by a falling object is given by the formula d = 0.5gt2 where d = distance, g = the force of gravity, and t = time. Solve this equation for g, and use your formula to determine the force of gravity if a baseball takes 10 seconds to hit the ground after being dropped from a height of 480 feet. Show all steps in your work.plz help ;-;//i kept reading it over and over  and i absolutely dont no whhat to do ;-;

anonymous · Answer

First I suggest that you convert 480 feet to metres. Converting to metres we get that 
480 feet = 146.304m (if you care about sig figs then it would be 146m).

Now we are given that the baseball travels 480 feet = 146.304m vertically in 10 seconds.
Plug these values in to the distance equation and solve for 'g':

146.304m = 0.5g(10 sec)^2
=> g = (146.304m) / (0.5 * 100 sec^2) = 2.926m/sec^2

@huliebby   .

anonymous · Answer

thanks so much!!!!!!<3!