document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=111036>Question 111036</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Height in feet of a baseball above ground is given by h(t)=-16t^2+32t+3 where t represents the time in seconds after the baseball is thrown.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you throw the ball into the air, how many seconds have passed until the ball hits the ground??\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I really don't understand how to put this problem in the equations it's supposed to go into and I don't understand how to solve them...help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #81017 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=81017\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> when the ball hits the ground, the height (h(t)) is zero ___ so 0=-16t^2+32t+3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for t using the quadratic formula (the answer is between 2 and 3 seconds) </SPAN>\n" );
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