document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=849639>Question 849639</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Many probably know the '<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Suppose you are tossing an apple up to a friend on a third-story balcony. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "After t seconds, the height of the apple is given by the function:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h(t) =  – 16t2 + 38.4t + 0.96' question.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I've already solved for <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How long it takes the apple to reach your friend? = 1.2 seconds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the height of the apple when your friend catches it? = 24 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "But I'm not sure how to solve this question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Suppose your friend does not catch the apple and it falls back to the ground. How long did it take the apple to hit the ground? <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 #511675 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=511675\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> set it to 0 and find the time when the height is zero <BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 2.42474 </SPAN>\n" );
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