Asked by Sarah
A water balloon is thrown from a window. The height of the balloon can be found using the equation
, where
is the time in seconds the balloon has been in the air.
How many seconds will it take for the balloon to hit the ground?
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It looks like the equation was omitted. Can you paste the height function h(t)?
If you want the general method: if h(t) = at^2 + bt + c (with a < 0), set h(t) = 0 and solve at^2 + bt + c = 0. Use the quadratic formula
t = [−b ± sqrt(b^2 − 4ac)] / (2a),
and take the positive root (time must be ≥ 0). If you post the specific a, b, c (or the exact equation), I’ll solve it for you.
If you want the general method: if h(t) = at^2 + bt + c (with a < 0), set h(t) = 0 and solve at^2 + bt + c = 0. Use the quadratic formula
t = [−b ± sqrt(b^2 − 4ac)] / (2a),
and take the positive root (time must be ≥ 0). If you post the specific a, b, c (or the exact equation), I’ll solve it for you.
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