On January 10, 2010, Nasr Al Niyadi and Omar Al Hegelanparachuted off a platform

Chapter 8, Problem 53

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On January 10, 2010, Nasr Al Niyadi and Omar Al Hegelanparachuted off a platform suspended from a crane attachedto the 160th floor of the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in theworld. Suppose that an anvil was dropped from the same platform,located 2205 feet above the ground. Measurements of theelevation of the anvil t seconds after release are given in the tablebelow.t Elevation1 2185 ft2 2140 ft3 2055 ft4 1943 ftFind the quadratic polynomial that best fits the data, and use it topredict how long it will take for the anvil to hit the ground.

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