Answer:
7.97 seconds
Explanation:
Distance to travel is 196-1.7=194.3m
Considering that this is vertical motion then using the equation of motion
[tex]s=-ut+0.5at^{2}[/tex] where s is the distance to travel, u is initial velocity, t is timw and g is acceleration due to gravity
Substituting s for 194.3, u for 14.7 m/s and a for 9.8
[tex]194.3=-14.7t+0.5*9.8*t^{2}[/tex]
[tex]4.9t^{2}-14.7t-194.3=0[/tex]
This is a quadratic equation which is in the form of [tex]ax^{2}+bx+c[/tex] then to solve x we use quadratic formula
t=(14.7+\sqrt (14.7^{2}-(4*4.9*-194.3))/(2*4.9)
t=7.97 seconds