a) substitute t = 10 into the equation to find their height at ten seconds
subtract this height from 5500 to find how far they have falllen
b) sbstitute 1000 for H then solve for t in the equation
c) h will = 0 when they smack into the ground if they do not open a chute
use H = 0 to find the total time to fall from the plane to the ground
then subtract the answer from b to find how much time is left !