SOLUTION: Solve rounding the answers to the nearest hundredth. 1. A javelin thrower releases a javelin 1.5 meters from the ground with an initial vertical velocity of 25 meters per second.

Question 1031859: Solve rounding the answers to the nearest hundredth.
1. A javelin thrower releases a javelin 1.5 meters from the ground with an initial vertical velocity of 25 meters per second. How long will it take the javelin to hit the ground?
2. Sam launches a bottle rocket with an initial vertical velocity of 39 meters per second from a 79-meter-tall platform. How long will the bottle rocket be in the air?
3. At a track meet, Jona puts a shot with an initial vertical velocity of 40 feet per second from a height of 4 feet. How long will it take the shot to land?
4. Bin bounces a soccer ball from his head with an initial vertical velocity of 6 meters per second from an initial height of 1.8 meters. when will the ball reach the ground?
5. Ezra throws a stone into the air from the edge of a 300-meter cliff with an initial vertical velocity of 12 meters per second. when will the stone reach the ground at the base of the cliff?
6. Max is playing hopscotch and jumps with an initial vertical velocity of 2 meters per second. How long is Max i the air?
Answer by ikleyn(52793) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Solve rounding the answers to the nearest hundredth.
1. A javelin thrower releases a javelin 1.5 meters from the ground with an initial vertical velocity of 25 meters per second.
How long will it take the javelin to hit the ground?
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The corresponding equation is 

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Solve it by applying the quadratic formula.
A positive root will be your answer.


Please do the arithmetic yourself and do not ask the tutors do it for you.

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