document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=810853>Question 810853</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The height y, in feet, of a football x seconds after it is thrown is modeled by the equation y = –16x2(squared) + 24x + 1. What information does the zero of the equation 6 = –16x2(squared) + 24x + 1 represent? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "What information does the solution of the equation 6 = –16x2(squared) + 24x + 1 represent?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-16x^2+24x+1 = 6 means the ball is at a height of 6 ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16x^2 - 24x + 5 = 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 1.25 seconds (time at which the ball is 6 ft above the ground)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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