Remember

and
so maybe we want to find a and b such that

24/2=12, so 12*2=24 so

24/3=8, so 8*3=24 so

so

I think those are in factored index form
F(x) multiplied by g(x)
=
(x+12)(x-5)
Here you need to use the FOIL method (first, outside, inside, last)
Answer: x^2 - 5x + 12x - 60
x-2=7
apply additon property of equality
x-2+2=7+2
x=9
24. 1.00000000
25. 2.9678900522
26. 1.1950500000000
Axis of symmetry shows the min/max. its a max in this case and its at t=1.5
so the ans is <span>t = 1.5; it takes 1.5 seconds to reach the maximum height and 1.5 seconds to fall back to the ground</span>