After finishing your exams, you go out for ice cream in celebration. But
when you finally get an ice cream cone and bring it up to your mouth, someone
jostles your elbow and your scoop of ice cream falls off the cone. Assuming the ice
cream is falling from 4 feet high, and given that the acceleration due to gravity is 32
ft/s 2 , how long does it take to hit the ground?

Question

After finishing your exams, you go out for ice cream in celebration. But
when you finally get an ice cream cone and bring it up to your mouth, someone
jostles your elbow and your scoop of ice cream falls off the cone. Assuming the ice
cream is falling from 4 feet high, and given that the acceleration due to gravity is 32
ft/s 2 , how long does it take to hit the ground?

anonymous · Answer

@whpalmer4

whpalmer4 · Answer

$$x = \frac{1}{2}at^2$$$$a = 32 \frac{\text{ ft}}{\text{s}^2}$$

anonymous · Answer

what's the formula for position in relation to speed and time again?

anonymous · Answer

ok is the answer .5 seconds??

whpalmer4 · Answer

I gave you the formula you need.  Yes, 1/2 second is the answer.