The function of the water balloon is an illustration of a quadratic function.
The balloon will splat on the ground after 2.5 seconds
The function is given as:
When the balloon splats on the ground, the value of h(t) is 0.
So, we have:
Expand the expression
Factorize the above expression
Factor out 2t - 5 in the 2t - 5
Split the equation into 2
Rewrite as:
Solve for t
The value of t cannot be less than 0 i.e. negative.
So, we have
Divide 5 by 2
Hence, the balloon will splat on the ground after 2.5 seconds
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