Question

ben drives from a 36- foot platform. The equation h= -16t^2+14t+36 models the dive. How long will it take Ben to reach the water ?

Answer 1

So you want to plug in the height for h and solve for t

36 = -16t^2+14t+36
So you get 14/16 which simplifies to
7/8 seconds

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