While playing catch with his grandson yesterday Tim threw a ball as hard as possible intothe air. The height h in feet of the ball is given by h = -16t + 64t + 8, where t is in seconds. Howlong will it take until the ball reaches the ground?

For the ball to reach the ground value of h=0

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While playing catch with his grandson the air. The height h in feet of the ball is given long will it take until the ball reaches the grou

Elementary Algebra

17th Edition

ISBN:9780998625713

Author:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Publisher:Lynn Marecek, MaryAnne Anthony-Smith

Chapter8: Rational Expressions And Equations

Section8.8: Solve Uniform Motion And Work Applications

Problem 8.163TI: Dennis went cross-country skiing for 6 hours on Saturday. He skied 20 mile uphill and then 20 miles...

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While playing catch with his grandson yesterday Tim threw a ball as hard as possible into
the air. The height h in feet of the ball is given by h = -16t + 64t + 8, where t is in seconds. How
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