SOLUTION: Can someone please help me with this "ballistics word problem? The height of a projectile fired upward with an initial velocity of 400 ft per sec is given by the formula h=-16t^2

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: Can someone please help me with this "ballistics word problem?
The height of a projectile fired upward with an initial velocity of 400 ft per sec is given by the formula h=-16t^2+400t, where h is the height in ft and t is the time in sec. Find the time required for the projectile to return to earth.
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Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, ankor@dixie-net.com:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Start with the given equation.

Plug in (since the ground has a height of 0 ft)

Combine like terms.

Notice that the quadratic is in the form of where , , and

Let's use the quadratic formula to solve for "t":

Start with the quadratic formula

Plug in , , and

Square to get .

Multiply to get

Subtract from to get

Multiply and to get .

Take the square root of to get .

or Break up the expression.

or Combine like terms.

or Reduce.

So the solutions are or

Since we already know that the projectile is on the ground at t=0 seconds, this means that we can ignore this solution.

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Answer:

So the solution is which means that it will take 25 seconds for the projectile to return to Earth.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The height of a projectile fired upward with an initial velocity of 400 ft per sec is given by the formula h=-16t^2+400t, where h is the height in ft and t is the time in sec. Find the time required for the projectile to return to earth.
:
h = -16t^2 + 400t
When the projectile returns to earth, h = 0, therefore:
-16t^2 + 400t = 0
factor out -16x
-16t(t - 25) = 0
our solution
t = 25 sec to return to earth
:
:
Check solution in original equation
-16(25^2) + 400(25) =
-16(625) + 10000 =
-10000 + 10000 = 0
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