For this we almost have the following equation:
 [tex]h = -16t ^ 2 + 25
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 We must match the equation to zero:
 [tex]-16t ^ 2 + 25 = 0
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 From here, we clear the value of t.
 We have then:
 [tex]16t ^ 2 = 25
t ^ 2 = 25/16[/tex]
 We discard the negative root because we are looking for time:
 [tex]t =  \sqrt{ \frac{25}{16} } 
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 [tex]t =  \frac{5}{4} [/tex]
 Answer:
 it will take him to reach the ground about:
 [tex]t = \frac{5}{4} [/tex] seconds