document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1073425>Question 1073425</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Height of a Baseball\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The height h in feet of a baseball t seconds after being hit by a batter is given by h(t) = -16t^2+80t+3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) Determine to the nearest hundredth of a second when the ball will hit the ground.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) During what time interval after the baseball is hit will its height exceed 76 ft.? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #688260 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</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=688260\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.04 seconds\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "time between the roots...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "These roots, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2880%2B-+sqrt%2812%2A12%5E2%29%29%2F32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2880%2B-+sqrt%2812%2A12%5E2%29%29%2F32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "about 2.5 seconds </SPAN>\n" );
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