A softball pitcher throws a softball to a catcher behind home plate. The softball player is 3 feet above the ground when it leaves the pitchers hand at a velocity of 50 ft per second. If the softballs acceleration is - 16ft/s^2, which quadratic equation models the situation correctly?

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14 March, 04:16

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Baylee Austin · Answer 1

h=-16t^2+24t+1

6=-16t^2+24t+1

0 = - 16t^2+24t-5

0 = 16t^2-24t+5

solve the above using the "quadratic formula" which yields:

t = {0.25, 1.25}