document.write( "Question 43505This question is from textbook Algebra and trigonometry with analytic geometry
\n" ); document.write( ": An object is projected upward from the top of a water tower. Its distance in feet above the ground after t seconds is given by s(t)=-16t^2+64t+80. How many seconds will it take to reach ground level? I came out with 4 seconds after working it out. thanks for checking. \n" ); document.write( "
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Since we want the object to hit the ground, the height will be zero.
\n" ); document.write( "\"s%28t%29+=+-16t%5E2+%2B+64t+%2B+80\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0+=+-16t%5E2+%2B+64t+%2B+80\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0+=+-2t%5E2+%2B+8t+%2B+10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0+=+-2t%5E2+%2B+10t+-+2t+%2B+10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0+=+%28-2t%5E2+%2B+10t%29+%2B+%28-2t+%2B+10%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0+=+-2t%28t+-+5%29+-+2%28t+-+5%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0+=+%28-2t+-+2%29%28t+-+5%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"t+=+5\" and \"t+=+-1\"
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