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If a ball is thrown upwards at 40 feet per second from a rooftop 24 feet above the ground, then its height above the ground t seconds after it is thrown is given by h = - 16 t2 + 40 t + 24.

a. Rewrite the above formula with the polynomial on the right hand side factored completely.

b. Use the factored version of the formula to find h when t = 3.

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If a ball is thrown upwards at 40 feet per second from a rooftop 24 feet above the ground, then its height above the ground t seconds after it is thrown is given by h = - 16 t2 + 40 t + 24.

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