UCSS Math III 4B.4.3 Example 2
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An ecologist drops a data-collection buoy into a river from a bridge. With what velocity does the buoy hit the river surface if the acceleration due to gravity has a magnitude of about 32 feet per second squared and the bridge is 100 feet above the surface of the river? The formula relating an object’s acceleration, distance, and velocity is , where is the acceleration, is the height, and is the final velocity in feet per second.