Part a
For this question we have the following function given:
[tex]s=-16t^2+v_ot[/tex]
Where s represent the height, vo the initial velocity and t the time. for part a we want to find the time that the projectile will reach a height of 192 ft if vo= 128 ft/s. So we can use the equation given like this:
[tex]192=-16t^2+128t[/tex]
And we can rewrite the expression like this:
[tex]16t^2-128t+192=0[/tex]
We can divide both sides of the equation by 16 and we got:
[tex]t^2-8t+12=0[/tex]
And we can use the quadratic formula and we got:
[tex]t=\frac{-(-8)\pm\sqrt{(-8)^2-4(1)(12)}}{2(1)}[/tex]
And the solutions for this case are: t=6s and t= 2. So final answer would be t=2,6 sec
Part b
We want to find the tme at which the will return to the ground when vo= 128 ft/s. So we can set up the following equation:
[tex]-16t^2+128t=0[/tex]
And we can rewrite the expression like this:
[tex]16t^2-128t=0[/tex]
We can take common factor 16 t and we got:
[tex]16t(t-8)=0[/tex]
And if we divide both sides of the equation by 16 t we got:
[tex]t-8=0[/tex]
And then the solution for t would be: t=8 sec