" A projectile is launched in the air according to the equation h(t)= -16t^2 + 125t + 5. At what time does the projectile land?"

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olya-2409 [2.1K]

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" A projectile is launched in the air according to the equation h(t)= -16t^2 + 125t + 5. At what time does the projectile land?"

and how do I do problems like these!?

Mathematics

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Vlad1618 [11] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-24T23:18:30+03:00

"according to the equation is a sloppy description, and announces that whoever said it or wrote it doesn't really have a clue to what the equation means or what it's good for.

h (t) is the HEIGHT of the projectile above the ground at any time 't'. When the projectile hits the ground, h (t) is zero. Write that ! Then you have a quadratic equation that you can easily solve for 't'.