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algebra intermediate

Problem

The equation describes the height (in feet) of a ball thrown downward at 60 feet per second from a height of 54 feet from the ground, where represents time, measured in seconds. In how many seconds will the ball hit the ground? Express your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth.
Solution
Setting to zero, we find the following: As must be positive, we can see that
Final answer
0.75