SOLUTION: The mass (in Mg) of the fuel supply in the first-stage booster of a rocket is m = 135 - 6t - t^2, where is the time ( in s) after launch. When does the booster run out of fuel

Question 957164: The mass (in Mg) of the fuel supply in the first-stage booster of a rocket is m = 135 - 6t - t^2, where is the time ( in s) after launch. When does the booster run out of fuel
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Only positive t makes sense here.

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