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A stone is thrown upward, its height h meters after t seconds is given by this formular h=30t-5t². Find t when it is at a height of 25m, why are there two answers, what do they mean?

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Answer:

the answer is

T¹=5s

T²=1s

Am not sure about why there's two times , although perhaps the two times indicate the starting time and the other indicate the time when the stone hits 25m above the ground

Explanation:

the solving steps are in the picture.

A stone is thrown upward, its height h meters after t seconds is given by this formular-example-1
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