document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=613032>Question 613032</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The flight of a baseball that has been hit when it was 4 feet off the ground is modeled by the function h = -16t (to the 2nd power) + 75t + 4 where h is the height of the baseball in feet after t seconds. Rounding to the nearest hundredth, how long will it take before the ball lands on the ground? (Please show your work)  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #385859 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=385859\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> on the ground is h=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 = -16t^2 + 75t + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use the quadratic formula to find the solution (you want the positive one)\r<BR>\n" );
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