SOLUTION: h=16t^2+vt+s for t

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Question 155985: h=16t^2+vt+s for t
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
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Solve for t:
h+=+16t%5E2%2Bvt%2Bs
Since this is a quadratic equation in t, you can use the quadratic formula:x+=+%28-b%2B-sqrt%28b%5E2-4ac%29%29%2F2a but change the independent variable from x to t.
Here, a = 16, b = v, and c = s, so we have:
t+=+%28-v%2B-sqrt%28v%5E2-4%2816%29%28s%29%29%29%2F2%2816%29 Simplifying, we get:
t+=+%28-v%2B-sqrt%28v%5E2-64s%29%29%2F32