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document.write( "While Darnell is grounded his friend Jack brings him a video game. Darnell stands at his bedroom window, and Jack stands directly below the window. If Jack tosses a game cartridge to Darnell with an initial velocity of 35 feet per second, an equation for the height h feet of the cartridge after t seconds is h=-16t^2+35t+5.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. If the window is 25 feet above the ground, will Darnell have 0, 1, or 2 chances to catch the video game?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. If Darnell is unable to catch the video game, when will it hit the ground?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please help, I'm lost.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you!\r<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 #432941 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=432941\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Jack tosses a game cartridge to Darnell with an initial velocity of 35 feet per second, an equation for the height h feet of the cartridge after t seconds is h=-16t^2+35t+5. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. If the window is 25 feet above the ground, will Darnell have 0, 1, or 2 chances to catch the video game?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve: -16t^2+35t+5 = 25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-16t^2 + 35t - 20 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b^2 -4ac = 35^2 - 4(-17)(-20) = -135<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So there are no Real Number solutions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Darnell will have 0 chances to catch the ball.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. If Darnell is unable to catch the video game, when will it hit the ground?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve -16t^2 + 35t + 5 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 2.322 seconds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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