SOLUTION: Please help with this question. A water rocket is launched upward with an initial velocity of 48 ft/sec. It's height h, in ft after t seconds is given by h=48t-16t^2. After how ma

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Question 314421: Please help with this question.
A water rocket is launched upward with an initial velocity of 48 ft/sec. It's height h, in ft after t seconds is given by h=48t-16t^2. After how many seconds will the rocket hit the ground? Please show all work necessary to arrive to the solution.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The rocket is on the ground when h=0.
48t-16t%5E2=0
t%2848-16t%29=0
Two solutions:
t=0, The rocket hasn't left yet.
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48-16t=0
16t=48
t=3
The rocket will hit the ground in 3 seconds.