document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=876697>Question 876697</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a ball is tossed into the air at 40 feet per second from a height of 5 feet. how long will it take the ball to reach the ground? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A commonly used equation is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find when<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It's a quadratic, solve for t.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ignore the negative value.<BR>\n" );
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