document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1196168>Question 1196168</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An object is launched from ground level directly upward at a rate of 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "feet/sec. The equation for object’s height is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y x x = − + 16 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( ". What values of x is the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "object at or above a height of 288 feet?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "feet/sec. The equation for object’s height is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y x x = − + 16 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( ". What values of x is the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "object at or above a height of 288 feet? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h(t) = -16t^2 + 144t is a usable equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-16t^2 + 144t = 288<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t^2 - 9t + 18 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(t-3)*(t-6) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 3 and t = 6 seconds<BR>\n" );
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