document.write( "Question 1061238: Solve the problem. A toy rocket is shot vertically upward from the ground. Its height in
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Algebra.Com's Answer #676039 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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\"+h+=+-16t%5E2+%2B+128t+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by \"+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+19+=+-2t%5E2+%2B+16t+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+-2t%5E2+%2B+16t+-+19+=+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+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+16+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28+-16+%2B-+sqrt%28+16%5E2+-+4%2A%28-2%29%2A%28-19%29+%29%29%2F%282%2A%28-2%29%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28+-16+%2B-+sqrt%28+256+-+152+%29%29%2F%28-4%29%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28+-16+%2B+sqrt%28+104+%29+%29+%2F+%28-4%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28+-16+%2B+10.2+%29+%2F+%28-4%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+5.8%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+1.45+\" sec
\n" ); document.write( "and, also
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28+-16+-+sqrt%28+104+%29+%29+%2F+%28-4%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28+-16+-+10.2+%29+%2F+%28-4%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+26.2%2F4+\"
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