Solve the problem.A person at the top of a 600 foot tall building drops a yellow ball. The height of the yellow ball is given by the equation  where h is measured in feet and t is the number of seconds since the yellow ball was dropped. A second person, in the same building but on a lower floor that is  from the ground, drops a white ball  after the yellow ball was dropped. The height of the white ball is given by the equation 

src="https://sciemce.com/media/4/ppg__10624191842__f1q188g4.jpg" alt="" style="vertical-align: -4.0px;" /> where h is measured in feet and t is the number of seconds since the yellow ball was dropped. Find the time that the balls are the same distance above the ground and find this distance.

A. 4 sec; 344 ft
B. 3.5 sec; 404 ft
C. 2.5 sec; 500 ft
D. 3 sec; 456 ft


Answer: B

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