During the construction of a high-rise building, a worker accidentally dropped his portable electric screwdriver from a height of 400 ft. After t sec, the screwdriver had fallen a distance of s = 16t2 ft. (a) How long did it take the screwdriver to reach the ground? Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect. sec (b) What was the average velocity of the screwdriver between the time it was dropped and the time it hit the ground? ft/sec (c) What was the velocity of the screwdriver at the time it hit the ground? ft/sec

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During the construction of a high-rise building, a worker accidentally dropped his portable electric screwdriver from a height of 400 ft. After t sec, the screwdriver had fallen a distance of s = 16t2 ft. (a) How long did it take the screwdriver to reach the ground? Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect. sec (b) What was the average velocity of the screwdriver between the time it was dropped and the time it hit the ground? ft/sec (c) What was the velocity of the screwdriver at the time it hit the ground? ft/sec

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        A worker accidentally dropped his portable electric screwdriver from a height of 400 ft. 

        i.e., h = 400ft

        After t sec, distance s = 16t2 ft.

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