document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=364892>Question 364892</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Its a word problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A person holds a pistol straight upwards and fires. The initial velocity of must bullets is around 1200 ft/sec. The height of the bullet is a function of time and is described by h(x)=_=-16t^2+1200t. How long,, after the gun is fired, does the person have to get out of the way of the bullet falling from the sky?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #260135 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=260135\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> h(x) = -16t^2+1200t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find when h = zero.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-16t^2+1200t = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 0 (when fired)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 1200/16 = 75 seconds (bullet hits the ground)<BR>\n" );
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