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A Hawk Flying at an Altitude Of 121 m121 \mathrm {~m} Accidentally Drops Its Prey

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A hawk flying at an altitude of 121 m121 \mathrm {~m} accidentally drops its prey. The parabolic trajectory of the falling prey is described by the equation
y=121x264y = 121 - \frac { x ^ { 2 } } { 64 }
until it hits the ground, where yy is its height above the ground and xx is the horizontal distance traveled in meters.
True or False?
The distance traveled by the prey from the time it is dropped until the time it hits the ground is approximately 156.532 m156.532 \mathrm {~m} .

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