A student drops a pen from a classroom window on the seventh floor of the mathematics building. If the pen is dropped from 79⁢ft above ground level, how long is the pen in the air? Use -32⁢ft/s^2 for the acceleration caused by gravity. Ignore air resistance. Round your final answer to two decimal places.

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A student drops a pen from a classroom window on the seventh floor of the mathematics building. If the pen is dropped from 79⁢ft above ground level, how long is the pen in the air? Use -32⁢ft/s^2 for the acceleration caused by gravity. Ignore air resistance. Round your final answer to two decimal places.

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