document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=633505>Question 633505</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A baseball hit from home plate is described by the equation h = -16t2 + 100t + 5, where the height is h and the time is t.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The bleachers are 20 feet from the ground.  When will the baseball land in the bleachers?  Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a second.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #398952 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=398952\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A baseball hit from home plate is described by the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( " h = -16t^2 + 100t + 5, where the height is h and the time is t.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The bleachers are 20 feet from the ground.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " When will the baseball land in the bleachers?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a second.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation for this scenario; h = 20, therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-16t^2 + 100t + 5 = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-16t^2 + 100t + 5 - 20 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-16t^2 + 100t - 15 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the quadratic formula<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In this equation x=t; a=-16; b=100; c=-15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You should be able to do the math now, only one solution will make sense </SPAN>\n" );
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