SOLUTION: an arrow is shot into the air from a building that is 32ft high. the height of the arrow after t seconds is given by the formula h(t)=-16t^2+48t+32=0
when will the arrow hit the g
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Question 751433: an arrow is shot into the air from a building that is 32ft high. the height of the arrow after t seconds is given by the formula h(t)=-16t^2+48t+32=0
when will the arrow hit the ground?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Solve for t
Use the quadratic formula to solve for t
Plug in , ,
or
or
or
or
Ignore the negative solution (since a negative time doesn't make sense)
So the only solution is approximately
This means it will take approximately 3.561553 seconds for it to hit the ground.
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