SOLUTION: Suppose you throw an egg vertically into the air from a height of 6 feet above the ground at an initial velocity of 46 feet per second. h=-16t^2+46t+6 Find when the egg hit t

Question 539247: Suppose you throw an egg vertically into the air from a height of 6 feet above the ground at an initial velocity of 46 feet per second.
h=-16t^2+46t+6 Find when the egg hit the ground.
time in seconds / height of egg
0 / ?
.5 / ?
1 / ?
1.5 / ?
2 / ?
2.5 / ?
3 / ?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You need to find the larger of 2 roots by
setting the equation equal to zero

Use the quadratic formula

( can't use negative time )
and, taking the (-) square root,

It will hit the ground in 3 sec
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