Problema Solution

an object is thrown upward from the top of a 48-foot building with an initial velocity of 32 feet per second. The height h of the object after t seconds is given by the quadratic equation h=-32^2+32t+48. When will the object hit the ground?

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the object will hit the ground when h= 0 that is


-32^2+32t+48 = 0


by solving we find


t = 30.5 s


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the object will hit the ground after 30,5 seconds.