Is this question a correct one that can be solved or is it a wrong question, because it makes no sense to me ...

We throw an object upward from the top of a 1200ft building. The height of the object, (measured in feet) t seconds after we threw it is

h+16t 2 + 160t + 1200

A) Where is the object 3 seconds after we threw it?

B) How long does it take the object to hit the ground?

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Robert Vance

21 November, 22:17

Is this question a correct one that can be solved or is it a wrong question, because it makes no sense to me ...

We throw an object upward from the top of a 1200ft building. The height of the object, (measured in feet) t seconds after we threw it is

h+16t 2 + 160t + 1200

A) Where is the object 3 seconds after we threw it?

B) How long does it take the object to hit the ground?

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Penelope Gregory · Answer 1

Either the equation got printed wrong, or else you copied it wrong. The equation should be h = - 16t-squared + 160t + 1200. The object's height after 3 seconds is the value of h when t=3. The object hits the ground when h=0.