document.write( "Question 1053466: A toy airplane flies according to the formula d(t)=5+20t-t^2 where d(t) is in meters and t is in seconds. How long will the toy airplane take to reach a distance of 100 meters from the person who controls it? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #668709 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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\"+d%28t%29+=+-t%5E2+%2B+20t+%2B+5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d%28t%29+=+100+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+100+=+-t%5E2+%2B+20t+%2B+5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+-t%5E2+%2B+20t+-+95+=+0+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+-1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+20+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+-95+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28+-20+%2B-+sqrt%28+20%5E2-4%2A%28-1%29%2A%28-95%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A%28-1%29%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28+-20+%2B-+sqrt%28+400+-+380+%29%29%2F%28+%28-2%29+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28+-20+%2B-+sqrt%28+20+%29%29%2F%28+%28-2%29+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28+-20+-+4.472+%29+%2F+%28-2%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+24.472+%2F+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+12.236+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and also:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28+-20+%2B+4.472+%29%2F%28-2%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+15.528%2F2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+7.764+\"
\n" ); document.write( "After 7.764 sec and 12.236 sec the toy plane is 100 m
\n" ); document.write( "from the controler
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\n" ); document.write( "Heres the plot:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+graph%28+500%2C+500%2C+-4%2C+40%2C+-15%2C+150%2C+-x%5E2+%2B+20x+%2B+5+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Note that the peak is at \"+t+=+10+sec+\" and \"+d+=+105+\" m
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\n" ); document.write( "The times I came up with should be below and above \"+t+=+10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "by the same amount
\n" ); document.write( "\"+10+-+7.764+=+2.236+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "\"+12.236+-+10+=+2.236+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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