document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=286723>Question 286723</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You drop a rock from 128ft (top of building) it falls at a rate of 32 feet per second.  How long will it take to hit the ground? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "h = -16t^2 - 32t + 128\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let h = 0 and solve for t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I suggest using the quadratic formula to find t, where t = time it will take the rock to hit the ground.<BR>\n" );
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