document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=184005>Question 184005</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An angry construction worker throws his wrench downward from a height of 128 feet with an initial velocity of 32 feet per second. The height of the wrench above the ground after t seconds is given by \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S(t)= -16t^-32t+128\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A)What is the height of the wrench after 1 second?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)How long does it take for the wrench to reach the ground? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Part (A):  Substitute 1 for t and then do the arithmetic.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Part (B):  Set the function expression equal to zero.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply by  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large -\frac{1}{16}\">:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \text{          }\math t^2 + 2t - 8 = 0\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the quadratic by factoring.  Exclude the extraneous negative root.  The positive root is the answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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