document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1160607>Question 1160607</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The height of an object thrown upward with an initial velocity of 96 feet per second is given by the formula h = −16t2 + 96t, where t is the time in seconds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)  How long will it take the object to reach a height of 144 feet?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)  How long will it take the object to return to the point of departure?   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a)  How long will it take the object to reach a height of 144 feet?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h = −16t2 + 96t = 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for t.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)  How long will it take the object to return to the point of departure? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = −16t2 + 96t = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for t.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use ^ (Shift 6) for exponents.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = −16t^2 + 96t  </SPAN>\n" );
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