The assignment is to calculate how long it would take for your object to fly from one place to another. The problem is: If I threw a boulder off a 400ft cliff, how long would it take to reach the 200ft cliff below? The velocity is 160ft per second.

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The assignment is to calculate how long it would take for your object to fly from one place to another. The problem is: If I threw a boulder off a 400ft cliff, how long would it take to reach the 200ft cliff below? The velocity is 160ft per second. 

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