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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5) Crossing a wooden bridge at Letchworth Park, Melissa drops a penny into the water below for good luck. If the height of the penny is modeled by the function h(t)=64 - 16t^2, where t represents time in seconds and h(t) is height in feet, how many seconds did it take the penny to hit the water?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5) Crossing a wooden bridge at Letchworth Park, Melissa drops a penny into the water below for good luck. If the height of the penny is modeled by the function h(t)=64 - 16t^2, where t represents time in seconds and h(t) is height in feet, how many seconds did it take the penny to hit the water?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let h(t) = 0 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 = 64 - 16t^2 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 64 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-64 = -16t^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now divide both sides by -16.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-64/-16 = t^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "64/16 = t^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 = t^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally take the square root of both sides of the equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sqrt{4} = sqrt{t^2}<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 = t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is choice (b).<BR>\n" );
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