SOLUTION: A golf is hit from the ground, and its height in feet above the ground is modeled by the function: h(t) = -16t2 + 180t. Where t is the time in seconds after the ball is hit. When

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Question 1166887: A golf is hit from the ground, and its height in feet above the ground is modeled by the function: h(t) = -16t2 + 180t. Where t is the time in seconds after the ball is hit.
When does the ball hit the ground?
Answer by ikleyn(52814)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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at t =  = 11.25 seconds,


when  h(t) = 0 = -16t^2 + 180t = t*(-16t + 180).

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