Answer:
t = -0.22secs and 0.85secs
Step-by-step explanation:
Given the expression
h = –16t² + vt + c.
If a child tosses a ball upward with a starting velocity of 10 ft/s from a height of 3 ft, then;
v = 10, c = 3
Since we are to let h = 0, then the equation becomes:
0 = –16t² + 10t + 3
Multiply through by a minus sign
16t² - 10t - 3 = 0
Factorize the reulting expression:
t = -(-10)±√(-10)²-4(16)(-3)/2(16)
t = 10±√100+192/32
t = 10±√292/32
t = 10±17.09/32
t = 10-17.09/32 and 10+17.09/32
t = -7.09/32 and 27.09/32
t = -0.22secs and 0.85secs
