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If an object is dropped from a height of 85 feet, the function h(t)=-16t^2+85 gives the height of the object after t seconds. Approximately, when will the object hit the ground?

a. 85.00 seconds
b. 69.00 seconds
c. 0.33 seconds
d. 2.30 seconds

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We are given the function of the situation. The function is given as h(t) = -16t^2 + 85 where h(t) signifies that height is a function of time. For this case, our height would be zero and we find the time it hits the ground. Thus,

0 = -16t^2 + 85
t = 2.30 seconds

The answer is d.
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