Apparantly we are supposed to be able to figure this out without factoring (She says its to refrain us from using calculus later on in the course as if we do we won't get marks on the question)
Homework Statement
A helicopter flies upward at 3.0m/s. The pilot drops a coke bottle when the helicopter is 30.0m above ground. How long will it take the coke bottle to hit the ground?
(2.8s)
*Note* We can't factor or use quadratics to solve Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution...