document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=153687>Question 153687</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve the following word problem (note: this problem came straight from a worksheet):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An object is dropped from an initial height of s feet. The object's height at any time t, in seconds, is given by h= -16t^2 + s. How long does it take for an object dropped from 300 feet to hit the ground? Round your result to two decimal places. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #113138 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=113138\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You're looking for the time when <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (when it has hit the ground)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-16t%5E2+%2B+s+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-16t%5E2+%2B+s+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-16t%5E2+%2B+300+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-16t%5E2+%2B+300+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-16t%5E2+=+-300 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-16t%5E2+=+-300\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%5E2+=+18.75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%5E2+=+18.75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t+=+4.33 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t+=+4.33\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >sec </SPAN>\n" );
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