Question: Question 24 < > A tourist in a sightseeing balloon drops his cell phone from a height of 670 feet above the ground (see

Question 24 < > A tourist in a sightseeing balloon drops his

Question 24 < > A tourist in a sightseeing balloon drops his cell phone from a height of 670 feet above the ground (see picture). Find the time t (in seconds) for the object to reach the ground. The height (above ground) of the object is modeled by Height =-16t2 +670. 670 feet How many seconds will it take the object to hit the ground? t = seconds (round to 5 decimal places.) (If you are curious about the terminal velocity of an object go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_velocity) Check Answer

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