document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=309440>Question 309440</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a frog leaps off the ground at 2 feet per second; how many seconds does it take the frog to land </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #221311 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=221311\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a frog leaps off the ground at 2 feet per second; how many seconds does it take the frog to land<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h(t) = (1/2)32t^2 + 2t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set h(t) to zero and solve for t:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = -(1/2)32t^2 + 2t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = -16t^2 + 2t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = -8t^2 + t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = t(-8t + 1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = {0, 1/8}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Toss out the zero solution (this is when the frog just started the leap) leaving you:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 1/8 second<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 0.125 seconds<BR>\n" );
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