document.write( "Question 268745: victor threw a baseball into the air that modeled the equation h=-16t+36t+1,where h is the height in feet and t is the time in seconds.How long was the ball in the air if casey caught the ball 9 feet above the ground on its way down? \n" ); document.write( "
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victor threw a baseball into the air that modeled the equation h=-16t+36t+1,where h is the height in feet and t is the time in seconds.How long was the ball in the air if casey caught the ball 9 feet above the ground on its way down?
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\n" ); document.write( "-16t^2 + 36t + 1 = 9
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\n" ); document.write( "-16t^2 + 36t + 1 - 9 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "-16t^2 + 36t - 8 = 0
\n" ); document.write( "Simplify, change the signs, divide by -4
\n" ); document.write( "4t^2 - 9t + 2 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "(4t - 1)(t - 2) = 0
\n" ); document.write( "Two solutions
\n" ); document.write( "4t = 1
\n" ); document.write( "t = \"1%2F4\"sec ; ball just off the bat
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "t = 2 sec; ball is caught at 9 ft \n" ); document.write( "
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