document.write( "Question 1051697: A bowling ball is dropped from a height of 24 feet.\r
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document.write( "h(t) = - 16t^2 + 24      (*)                          <<<---===\r\n" );
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document.write( "b.  Find the height of the bowling ball after 1 second.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The height of the ball after 1 second is __ feet.     <<<---=== substitute t=1 into the polynomial (*)\r\n" );
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document.write( "c.  How long does the bowling ball take to hit the ground? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a second.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The bowling ball takes about __ seconds to hit the ground.    <<<---=== Solve the quadratic equation h(t) = 0, or, which is the same, \r\n" );
document.write( "                                                              the quadratic equation   = .\r\n" );
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