document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=30646>Question 30646</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am completely lost when it comes to polynomials.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You dive directly upward from a board that is 48 feet high. After \"t\" seconds, your height above the water is described by the polynomial:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-16t^2 + 32t + 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. Factor the polynomial completely. Begin by factoring -16 from each term.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. Evaluate both the original polynomial and its factored form for t = 3. Do you get the same answer for each evaulation? Describe what this answer means. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #17384 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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=17384\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> -16t~2+32t+48=0 dividing each term by -16 gives t~2-2t+3=0 or (t-3)(t+1)=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or t=3 & t=-1. This says you are 3 feet above the board. </SPAN>\n" );
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