SOLUTION: Please help me solve this word problem: A ball is projected upward from the ground. Its distance in feet from the ground in t seconds is given by the equation s(t)=-16t^2+128t.

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Question 136653: Please help me solve this word problem:
A ball is projected upward from the ground. Its distance in feet from the ground in t seconds is given by the equation s(t)=-16t^2+128t. At what times will the ball be 100 feet from the ground?

Answer by scott8148(5890) About Me  (Show Source):
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put 100 in for s(t) and solve for t __ 100=-16t^2+128t __ 0=-16t^2+128t-100

dividing by -4 __ 0=4t^2-32t+25

use the quadratic formula to find the values of t