document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1181972>Question 1181972</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A soccer ball is kicked in the air from the stadium. The height, h, in feet, of the ball can be modeled by the equation h = -16t2 + 34t + 15 where t is the time in seconds. When will the ball hit the ground? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h+=+-16t%5E2+%2B+34t+%2B+15++ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h+=+-16t%5E2+%2B+34t+%2B+15++\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ball will hit the ground when <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0=+-16t%5E2+%2B+34t+%2B+15++ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=+-16t%5E2+%2B+34t+%2B+15++\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >....factor\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0+=+-%282t+-+5%29++ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0+=+-%282t+-+5%29++\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2t+=5++ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2t+=5++\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t+=2.5++ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t+=2.5++\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0+=++8t+%2B+3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0+=++8t+%2B+3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+8t=-3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+8t=-3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t=-3%2F8+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t=-3%2F8+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-> disregard negative time\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ball will hit the ground after <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.5++ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.5++\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > seconds\r<BR>\n" );
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