SOLUTION: I am having trouble figuring out how to connect what I know about quadratic equations to answering word problem For example: An astronaut throws a ball to a fellow astronaut

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Question 1020512: I am having trouble figuring out how to connect what I know about quadratic equations to answering word problem
For example:
An astronaut throws a ball to a fellow astronaut on the moon. The height of the ball, h, at time, t, is given by the equation (h(t) = -2.7t^2+35t+7), where h is in feet and t is the number of seconds after the ball is thrown.

a) how high does the ball get

b) when does it reach that height?

c) how high is the ball after 4 seconds?

d) when will the ball hit the ground?

e) when does the ball reach 100 ft?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39838) (Show Source):
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a) how high does the ball get
What is the largest or biggest h(t) and for what value of t?

b) when does it reach that height?
For what value of t is h(t) the largest?

c) how high is the ball after 4 seconds?
What is h(4)?

d) when will the ball hit the ground?
One of the roots or zeros of h.

e) when does the ball reach 100 ft?
Let h(t)=100 and solve for t.