Right now that equation is a function of time, h(t), height with respect to time. If the baseball is on the ground, it has no height. In other words, its height = 0. So if we set the equation equal to 0 and solve for t, time, that will tell us the time that the ball had a height of 0. If you plug those numbers into the quadratic formula, which is the best and most efficient way to factor a quadratic, you will get that the times are -.0615528128 and 4.061552813 seconds. The 2 things in math that will never EVER be negative are time and distance/length. So we know that the ball will not hit the ground at -.062 seconds. Therefore, it hits the ground 4.06 seconds after it was hit.
see how it do it in the picture and hope it helps you..
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I hope this helps! :)
