1. The Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand is the tallest man-made structure in the southern hemisphere at a height of 328 meters. One of the popular tourist attractions in Auckland is
to jump off the top of the tower or to walk around the outside observation deck. On vacation, Sydney was walking around the outside of the Sky Tower and threw an apple with an initial velocity of 40 mph or 17.882 meters per second.
Part A: How many seconds will it take the apple to hit the ground (ignoring air resistance)? Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a second.