document.write( "Question 678387: if i shoot an arrow straight into the air and it takes 10 seconds to hit the ground how high did the arrow fly
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Algebra.Com's Answer #421332 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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I'm assuming your units are in feet.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It will reach the peak at 10/2 = 5 seconds.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The zeros are \"x=0\" and \"x=10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=0\" or \"x=10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=0\" or \"x-10=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"k%2Ax%28x-10%29=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"k%2Ax%5E2-10kx=0\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the function is \"y+=+kx%5E2-10kx\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Compare this to \"y+=+-16x%5E2%2Bv%2Ax\" and you'll see that k = -16, which means -10k = 160\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the function is \"y+=+-16x%5E2%2B160x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Plug in \"x=5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+-16x%5E2%2B160x\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+-16%285%29%5E2%2B160%285%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y+=+400\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So it will fly to a max height of 400 ft.\r
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