SOLUTION: As Juan continued his hitting practice
showing off his abilities, one of the balls
flew over the center field stands and into
the parking lot. “Did you see that shot”, he
y
Question 1171204: As Juan continued his hitting practice
showing off his abilities, one of the balls
flew over the center field stands and into
the parking lot. “Did you see that shot”, he
yelled at the girls. “The ball hung in the air
for at least 10 seconds”, he exclaimed.
The formula for this hit is:
h(x)=-16x^2+83x+4 where h is the
height of the ball and x is the number of
seconds the ball is in the air.
How long did the ball hang actually
hang in the air?
How long did the ball actually hang in the air? Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Set up as -16x^2+83x+4=0. there are two solutions, the larger of which is the time the ball hit the ground after being hit. The other is negative and may be ignored.
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rewrite as 16x^2-83x-4=0
x=(1/32)(83 +/- sqrt (83^2+256)); sqrt (7145)=84.53
x=(1/32)(167.53)=5.24 seconds
