SOLUTION: A rocket is launched straight up into the air from the ground with an initial speed of 64 ft/s. The height of the rocket (in feet) is given by the equation: h = 16t squared + 64t,
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Question 80621: A rocket is launched straight up into the air from the ground with an initial speed of 64 ft/s. The height of the rocket (in feet) is given by the equation: h = 16t squared + 64t, where t is the time in seconds after launch. Find the time(s)when the rocket is at the ground level. Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A rocket is launched straight up into the air from the ground with an initial speed of 64 ft/s. The height of the rocket (in feet) is given by the equation: h = 16t squared + 64t, where t is the time in seconds after launch. Find the time(s)when the rocket is at the ground level.
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I think the equation should be h = -16x^2 + 64t (gravity is pulling it down)
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At ground level h = 0, so we have:
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-16t^2 + 64t = 0
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Factor out -16t and you have:
-16t(t - 4) = 0
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t = 0 when it starts
and
t = +4 secs when it lands
