document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=456241>Question 456241</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose a ball is thrown straight up at a speed of 50 feet per second. The time in seconds that it takes for the ball to hit the ground can be found by solving the equation 5 + 50t - 16t^2 = 0. Approximately how long does it take for the ball to hit the ground? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #313139 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=313139\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5 + 50t - 16t^2 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 = 16t^2-50t-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "apply the \"quadratic formula\" to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = {3.222, -0.097}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "we can throw out the negative answer leaving<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 3.2 seconds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "details of quadratic to follow:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <TR><TD  ALIGN=MIDDLE>Solved by <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://wiki.algebra.com/index.php/Tutoring_-_pluggable_solvers>pluggable</A> solver: <A  rel=nofollow HREF=quadratic.solver>SOLVE quadratic equation with variable</A></TD></TR>\n" );
document.write( "<TR><TD  ALIGN=LEFT>Quadratic equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=at%5E2%2Bbt%2Bc=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"at%5E2%2Bbt%2Bc=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (in our case <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16t%5E2%2B-50t%2B-5+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16t%5E2%2B-50t%2B-5+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >) has the following solutons:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%5B12%5D+=+%28b%2B-sqrt%28+b%5E2-4ac+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  For these solutions to exist, the <U>discriminant</U> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > should not be a negative number.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  First, we need to compute the discriminant <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b%5E2-4ac=%28-50%29%5E2-4%2A16%2A-5=2820 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b%5E2-4ac=%28-50%29%5E2-4%2A16%2A-5=2820\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  Discriminant d=2820 is greater than zero. That means that there are two solutions: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--50%2B-sqrt%28+2820+%29%29%2F2%5Ca ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%5B12%5D+=+%28--50%2B-sqrt%28+2820+%29%29%2F2%5Ca\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-50%29%2Bsqrt%28+2820+%29%29%2F2%5C16+=+3.22198975591897 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%5B1%5D+=+%28-%28-50%29%2Bsqrt%28+2820+%29%29%2F2%5C16+=+3.22198975591897\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-50%29-sqrt%28+2820+%29%29%2F2%5C16+=+-0.0969897559189692 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%5B2%5D+=+%28-%28-50%29-sqrt%28+2820+%29%29%2F2%5C16+=+-0.0969897559189692\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    Quadratic expression <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16t%5E2%2B-50t%2B-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16t%5E2%2B-50t%2B-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can be factored:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16t%5E2%2B-50t%2B-5+=+16%28t-3.22198975591897%29%2A%28t--0.0969897559189692%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16t%5E2%2B-50t%2B-5+=+16%28t-3.22198975591897%29%2A%28t--0.0969897559189692%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "  Again, the answer is: 3.22198975591897, -0.0969897559189692.\n" );
document.write( "Here's your graph:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+16%2Ax%5E2%2B-50%2Ax%2B-5+%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-10%2C+10%2C+-20%2C+20%2C+16%2Ax%5E2%2B-50%2Ax%2B-5+%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ></TD></TR>\n" );
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