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__tttt0518191235__f1q101g4.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. 3 seconds; 456 feet
B. 3.5 seconds; 404 feet
C. 4 seconds; 344 feet
D. 2.5 seconds; 500 feet


Answer: B

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