The distance that a free falling object falls is directly proportional to the square of the time it falls (before it hits the ground). If an object fell 91 ft in 2 seconds, how farwill it have fallen by the end of 6 seconds? (Leave the variation constant in fraction form or round to at least 2 decimal places. Round your final answer to the nearestfoot.)

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Respuesta :

Let 'd' represent the distance.

Let 't' represent the time.

Given that:

[tex]d\propto t^2[/tex]

Introducing a constant 'k'

[tex]d=kt^2[/tex]

where,

[tex]\begin{gathered} d=91ft \\ t=2seconds \end{gathered}[/tex]

Therefore,

[tex]\begin{gathered} 91=k\times2^2 \\ 91=k\times4 \\ Divide\text{ both sides by 4} \\ \frac{91}{4}=\frac{k\times4}{4} \\ \therefore k=\frac{91}{4}=22.75 \end{gathered}[/tex]

Hence, the relationship connecting the distance and the time is,

[tex]d=22.75t^2[/tex]

Let us now solve for the distance if the time is 6seconds.

[tex]\begin{gathered} d=22.75\times6^2=819 \\ \therefore d=819feet \end{gathered}[/tex]

Hence, the answer is 819 feet.