The complex number 3, in trig form, would be 3 cos 0 degrees. This is a ray from the center, right, along the x-axis, for a distance of 3 units.
Well, the answer comes out to 24.5, but round it up to 25.
Pythagorean theorem a squared + b squared= c squared
The answer is D) 12 ft, no it does not reach.
Factoring, you have
h(t) = -16(t^2 -2 -8) = -16(t -4)(t +2)
The ball hits the ground when h(t) = 0, so
0 = -16(t -4)(t +2)
t = 4 or -2
The positive solution is the one of interest.
It will take 4 seconds for the ball to hit the ground.