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Can you help mw with my work?

User Fractaly
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In this problem the function that models the hight is:


h(t)=-5t^2+14t+3

So when the water hits the grownd h=0 so we replace that and solve for t so:


0=-5t^2+4t+3

To solve this expression we can use the cuadratic equation:


x=\frac{-4\pm\sqrt[]{16-4(-5)(3)}}{-10}

and we operate so:


\begin{gathered} x=\frac{-4\pm\sqrt[]{76}}{-10} \\ x=(-4\pm8.7)/(-10) \end{gathered}

Now we solve bout of the equation so:


\begin{gathered} x_1=(-4+8.7)/(-10)=-0.47 \\ x_2=(-4-8.7)/(-10)=1.27_{} \end{gathered}

So the answer that have sense is the secon one so the water hits the ground after 1.27 seconds

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