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-An Object Is Thrown Upward from the Top of a 160-Foot

question 361

Multiple Choice

Solve.
-An object is thrown upward from the top of a 160-foot building with an initial velocity of 48 feet per second. After $t$ seconds, the height $h ( t )$ of the object is given by the function $h ( t ) = - 16 t ^ { 2 } + 48 t + 160$ . Find how long it takes the object to hit the ground.

• A) \(5 \mathrm { sec }\)
• B) \(10 \mathrm { sec }\)
• C) \(160 \mathrm { sec }\)
• D) \(2 \mathrm { sec }\)

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