Liyuki
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A ball is thrown from an initial height of 6 feet with an initial upward velocity of 23ft/s . The ball's height h (in feet) after t seconds is given by the following. h=6+23t-16t^2 Find all values of t for which the ball's height is 14 feet. Round your answer(s) to the nearest hundredth. (If there is more than one answer, say "or")

Respuesta :

There's a lot of extra information here. All you are really concerned with is solving the polynomial for roots. You want t when h = 14. So let's do it:

[tex]14 = 6+23t-16t^2[/tex]
[tex]8=23t-16t^2[/tex]

Rearranging to make it simpler to put into a quadratic form:
[tex]0 = -16t^2+23t-8[/tex]

Now, let's plug it into the quadratic equation:
[tex] \frac{-23+ \sqrt{(23)^2-4(-16)(-8)} }{2(-16)} [/tex]
and
[tex]\frac{-23- \sqrt{(23)^2-4(-16)(-8)} }{2(-16)}[/tex]

Solving the quadratic gives us:
0.5899 and 0.8476

So, your answer is: h = 14 when t = 0.5899 or t = 0.8476