Question

A baseball is thrown into the air from the top of a 224-foot tall building. The baseball's approximate height over time can be represented by the quadratic equation
MO-167 +800+ 224, where t represents the time in seconds that the baseball has been in the air and represents the baseball's height in feet. When factored, this
equation is -16(-7)(t+ 2).
What is a reasonable time for it to take the baseball to land on the ground?
OA 2 seconds
ОВ
7 seconds
C. 5 seconds
D.
9 seconds

Answer 1

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Answer:

  A.  7 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

We assume your factored equation is something like ...

  h(t) = -16t(t -7)(t +2)

The time it takes the ball to reach the ground is the positive value of t that makes a factor zero:

  t -7 = 0   ⇒   t = 7

The ball will land on the ground in 7 seconds.