document.write( "Question 637396: a rocket is launched from atop a 102-foot cliff with an initial velocity of 158ft/s. substitute the values into the vertical motion formula h=-16t^2+vt+c. let h=0.use the quadratic formula to find out how long after the rocket is launched it will hit the ground. round to the nearest tenth of a second. show work. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Hi,
\n" ); document.write( "h= -16t^2+vt+c
\n" ); document.write( "Question states***initial velocity of 158ft/s,launched from atop a 102-foot cliff
\n" ); document.write( " -16t^2+ 158t + 102 = 0 || ax^2 + bx + c = 0
\n" ); document.write( " \"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"x+=+%28-158+%2B-+sqrt%28+158%5E2-4%2A%28-16%29%2A102+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"x+=+%28-158+%2B-+sqrt%28+31492+%29%29%2F%2832%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( " x = 10.5 sec
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