H(t) = 0 for t = 7 and for t = -2.
It is reasonable for the time to be positive, 7 seconds.
(The offered answers all appear to be negative, so none are reasonable.)
We have
-9 + 7 = -2
You can also rewrite this as
7 - 9 = -2
If it makes you more comfortable.
Hope this helps.
Answer: Option A
Take not that this is a square bulletin board thus area = Length Times Base. Notice how it says its a square as well? thus telling us that each side is of equal length
Squaring the value N would give us the value of the one side of the board
15/7 is approximately 2.143