Question 1161808
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To find the flight time t,  solve the equation

    h(t) = 0,


which is

    -16*t^2 + 96t + 880 = 0.


Factor it in two steps.  First step is

    -16*(t^2 - 6t - 55) = 0,


which is EQUIVALENT to

    t^2 - 6t - 55 = 0.


Factor the last equation

    (t-11)*(t+5) = 0.


Of the two roots, t= -5  and  t= 11, only positive t= 11 is the solution to the problem.


<U>ANSWER</U>.  The time to hit ground is 11 seconds.
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