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\n" ); document.write( "carol tosses an apple from a balcony to her friend standing on the ground below. the formula h=-16t squared +72t+40 gives the height,
\n" ); document.write( "h, of the apple in feet t seconds after being tossed. when will the apple hit the ground? (hint height of the apple when it hits the ground will be 0)
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document.write( "t is the positive root of this equation \r\n" );
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document.write( " = 0.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve by any way you know (use quadratic formula, for example) to get the answer: t =  = 0.5 second.\r\n" );
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