Describe the relationships between antimicrobial resistance and its determinants, including R plasmids, horizontal gene transfer, and the generation of new resistance genes.

Time, t = 5 seconds.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the following data;

Initial velocity = 16 ft/s

Height = 480 ft

Acceleration due to gravity = 32 ft/s²

To find how much time it will take the ball to reach the ground, we would use the kinematic equation given by the formula;

Where;

Substituting into the equation, we have;

Dividing all through by 16, we have;

Re-arranging the quadratic equation, we have;

We would solve the quadratic equation by factorization;

t = -6 or 5

Since we know time can't be negative, we would ignore the value of -6.

Therefore, time = 5 seconds