Problema Solution
A tennis player hits a ball 3 feet above the ground with a velocity of 45 ft/sec. How long will it take the ball to hit the ground (Round to 3 decimal places)?
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The equation used to model the height of an object after t seconds is given by the function:
h(t)=-16t^2 + V0t + S0, where v0 is the initial velocity applied on an object and S0 is the initial height
In our case S0 = 3 ft, V0 = 45 ft/sec and we need to solve the equation h(t) = 0 that is:
-16t^2 + 45t + 3 = 0
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t = 2.878 sec
It takes 2.878 seconds for the ball to his the ground.