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6.5 Exercise 38

Avg difficulty 2.5

Genevieve is going to throw a rock from the top a trail overlooking the ocean. When she throws the rock upward from 160 feet above the ocean, the function h(t)=−16t2+48t+160h \left(t\right) = −16 t^{2} + 48 t + 160 models the height, h, of the rock above the ocean as a function of time, t. Find:

ⓐ the zeros of this function which tell us when the rock will hit the ocean, ⓑ when the rock will be 160 feet above the ocean, ⓒ the height of the rock at t=1.5t = 1.5 seconds.

OpenStax Intermediate Algebra 2e, 6.5 Polynomial Equations, exercise 38

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