document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1020512>Question 1020512</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having trouble figuring out how to connect what I know about quadratic equations to answering word problem\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An astronaut throws a ball to a fellow astronaut on the moon. The height of the ball, h, at time, t, is given by the equation (h(t) = -2.7t^2+35t+7), where h is in feet and t is the number of seconds after the ball is thrown.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) how high does the ball get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) when does it reach that height?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) how high is the ball after 4 seconds?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d) when will the ball hit the ground?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "e) when does the ball reach 100 ft? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #636413 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=636413\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <i>a) how high does the ball get</i><BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the largest or biggest h(t) and for what value of t?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<i>b) when does it reach that height?</i><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For what value of t is h(t) the largest?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<i>c) how high is the ball after 4 seconds?</i><BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is h(4)?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<i>d) when will the ball hit the ground?</i><BR>\n" );
document.write( "One of the roots or zeros of h.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<i>e) when does the ball reach 100 ft?</i><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let h(t)=100 and solve for t. </SPAN>\n" );
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