SOLUTION: The height of a projectile fired upward from the ground with a velocity of 128 feet per second is given by the formula: h=-16t squared + 128t. a. When will the projectile be 256

Question 1156441: The height of a projectile fired upward from the ground with a velocity of 128 feet per second is given by the formula: h=-16t squared + 128t.
a. When will the projectile be 256 feet above the ground?
b. Will the projectile ever be 300 feet above the ground? Explain.
c. When will the projectile be 240 feet above the ground?
d. In how many seconds will the projectile hit the ground?
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, ikleyn:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The height of a projectile fired upward from the ground with a velocity of 128 feet per second is given by the formula:

a. When will the projectile be feet above the ground?

....both sides divide by
......factor

=>
the projectile will be feet above the ground in seconds

b. Will the projectile ever be feet above the ground? Explain.

use quadratic formula:
...in your case ,, and

=> since determinant is negative number, we have imaginary roots
=> the projectile will never be feet above the ground

c. When will the projectile be feet above the ground?

use quadratic formula:
...in your case ,, and

solutions:
=>
=>
the projectile will be feet above the ground in and again in
d. In how many seconds will the projectile hit the ground?

if =>=> not solution
if => => =>
the projectile hit the ground in seconds

Answer by ikleyn(52803)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.

            The last part d) in the post by @MathLover1 should be corrected.

-16*t^2 + 128t = 0 16t*(t-8) = 0 t = 0 is not the solution. t = 8 is the ANSWER.

Solved (correctly).

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