SOLUTION: You are trying to dunk a basketball. You need to jump 2.5 ft. in the air to dunk the ball. The height that your feet are above the ground is given by the function h(t) = -16t2 + 12

Question 1171298: You are trying to dunk a basketball. You need to jump 2.5 ft. in the air to dunk the ball. The height that your feet are above the ground is given by the function h(t) = -16t2 + 12t. Will you be able to dunk the basketball?
You must solve by using the quadratic formula and upload work for credit.
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Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

You are trying to dunk a basketball.
You need to jump 2.5 ft. in the air to dunk the ball. The height that your feet are above the ground is given by the function
given:

where ,, and

-> complex number
since there is no real solution, you will be able to dunk the basketball

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