document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=117150>Question 117150</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ball is thrown downward from a window in a tall building .  its position at time t in seconds is s=16t^2+32t s is in feet.  how long (to the nearest tenth) will is take the ball to fall 149 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #86195 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=86195\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> S=16T^2+32T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "149=16T^2+32T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16T^2+32T-149=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "USING THE QUADRATIC EQUATION WE GET:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "T=(-32+-SQRT[32^2-4*16*-149])/2*16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=(-32+-SQRT[1024+9536])/32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=(-32+SQRT[10,560])/32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=(-32+-102.76)/32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=(-32+102.76)/32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=(-32+102.76)/32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=70.76/32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T=2.21 SECOND FOR THE ANSWER.<BR>\n" );
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