document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1119753>Question 1119753</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A hawk drops its prey from a certain height above the ground. The height, h meters, of the prey can be modeled by h = 4 + 11t - 3t^2, where t is the time in seconds after it is dropped by the hawk.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(i) At what height above the ground does the hawk drop its prey?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(ii) At what time will the prey fall onto the ground? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(i) At what height above the ground does the hawk drop its prey?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At t=0, h = 4 meters.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(ii) At what time will the prey fall onto the ground?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When h = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 + 11t - 3t^2 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3t^2 - 11t - 4 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3t + 1)*(t - 4) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 4 seconds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ignore the negative \"solution\" </SPAN>\n" );
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