SOLUTION: The height of an object tossed upward with an initial velocity of 104 feet per second is given by the formula h = -16t^2 + 104 t, where h is the height in feet and t is the time in
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Question 211164: The height of an object tossed upward with an initial velocity of 104 feet per second is given by the formula h = -16t^2 + 104 t, where h is the height in feet and t is the time in seconds. Find the time required for the object to return to its point of departure Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You are trying to find the time, t, at which the height, h, of the object is zero (initial height) again. I say again because it starts out at h = 0.
So you set h = 0 and solve for t. Factor t from the left side. So... (Initial condition) or: and... Divide both sides by -16. seconds.
The oject returns to its point of departure in 6.5 seonds.
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