document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1205874>Question 1205874</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ball is thrown from the top of a building from a height of 75 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "above the ground. The height of the ball, H, in feet from the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ground, and time, t, in seconds, can be modeled by the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H = −5(t−3)(t+5).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Select the true statement.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ⓐ The ball reaches the ground in 3 seconds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ⓑ The ball reaches the ground in 5 seconds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ⓒ The ball reaches the ground in 15 seconds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ⓓ The ball reaches the ground in 25 seconds. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=H+=+-5%28t-3%29%28t%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"H+=+-5%28t-3%29%28t%2B5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Set <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;\" > for ground height, then solve for<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+t\"   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=+-5%28t-3%29%28t%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=+-5%28t-3%29%28t%2B5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0=+%28t-3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=+%28t-3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=3\"   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=+%28t%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0=+%28t%2B5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t=-5+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t=-5+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=>negative zero is not meaningful in this situation, so disregard it\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ⓐ The ball reaches the ground in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > seconds. </SPAN>\n" );
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