Question

A model rocket is launch from a platform 17 feet high in the initial velocity is 40 ft The path of the rocket is modeled by the equation 16x^2 +40X +17=0 When does the rocket land

Answer 1

It will be in the air until P(x) is zero.

P(x) = -16x2 + 32x = -16x(x - 2)

P(x) = 0 ⇒ x = 0 or x = 2

It starts on the ground at x = 0, so the total time in the air must be x = 2 seconds.