Applying the function, it is found that the object was dropped from a height of 256 feet.
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The time it takes for the object to hit the ground is given by:
[tex]t(h) = \sqrt{\frac{h}{4}}[/tex]
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[tex]t(h) = \sqrt{\frac{h}{4}}[/tex]
[tex]8 = \sqrt{\frac{h}{4}}[/tex]
[tex](\sqrt{\frac{h}{4}})^2 = 8^2[/tex]
[tex]\frac{h}{4} = 64[/tex]
[tex]h = 4(64) = 256[/tex]
The object was dropped from a height of 256 feet.
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