document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=539247>Question 539247</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose you throw an egg vertically into the air from a height of 6 feet above the ground at an initial velocity of 46 feet per second.   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h=-16t^2+46t+6 Find when the egg hit the ground.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time in seconds   /   height of egg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0            /              ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5            /             ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1              /            ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5             /           ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2                /          ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5               /         ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3                  /        ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #353394 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=353394\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You need to find the larger of 2 roots by<BR>\n" );
document.write( "setting the equation equal to zero<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use the quadratic formula<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and, taking the (-) square root,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It will hit the ground in 3 sec </SPAN>\n" );
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