Answer:
[tex]\large \boxed{\text{5.29 s}}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
The appropriate free fall equation is
y = v₀t + ½gt²
Data:
v₀ = 0
g = 32.17 ft·s⁻²
Calculation:
[tex]\begin{array}{rcl}450 &=& v_{0}t + \dfrac{1}{2}gt^{2}\\\\& = & 0 \times t + \dfrac{1}{2}\times 32.17t^{2}\\\\& = & 16.08t^2\\t^{2}& = & \dfrac{450}{16.08}\\\\& = & 27.97\\t & = & \textbf{5.29 s}\\\end{array}\\\text{It took $\large \boxed{\textbf{5.29 s}}$ for the phone to reach the ground.}[/tex]