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document.write( "to find the answer, use the equation 0=-16t^2+144 in which the time(t), in seconds, is the time it takes to hit the ground.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to find the answer, use the equation 0=-16t^2+144 in which the time(t), in seconds, is the time it takes to hit the ground. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use the equation 0=-16t^2+144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16t^2 = 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t^2 = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 3 seconds  (ignore the t = -3)<BR>\n" );
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