document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=211164>Question 211164</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The height of an object tossed upward with an initial velocity of 104 feet per second is given by the formula h = -16t^2 + 104 t, where h is the height in feet and t is the time in seconds.  Find the time required for the object to return to its point of departure </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #159513 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=159513\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are trying to find the time, t, at which the height, h, of the object is zero (initial height) again. I say again because it starts out at h = 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So you set h = 0 and solve for t.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-16t%5E2%2B104t+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-16t%5E2%2B104t+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor t from the left side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%28-16t%2B104%29+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%28-16t%2B104%29+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > So...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (Initial condition) or:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-16t%2B104+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-16t%2B104+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-16t+=+-104 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-16t+=+-104\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by -16.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t+=+6.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t+=+6.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >seconds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The oject returns to its point of departure in 6.5 seonds. </SPAN>\n" );
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