A ball is thrown upward from the roof of a building 100m tal
A ball is thrown upward from the roof of a building 100m tall with an initial velocity of 10m/s. When will the ball reach a hieght of 80m?
 Same thing I can not understand how to solve this type of problem, thank you so much for the help:-)
Solution
f(t) = at^2 + bt + c
 a = -16
 b = speed
 c = height
 t = time
 f(t) = height after a unit of time (t)
 80 = -16t^2 + 10t + 100
 -20 = -16t^2 + 10t
 20/16 = t^2 - 10t/16
 20/16 = t^2 - 5t/8
 20/16 + 25/16^2 = (t - 5/16)^2
 320/16^2 + 25/16^2 = 345/16^2 = (t - 5/16)^2
 +- sqrt(345)/16 = t - 5/16
 5/16 +- sqrt(345)/16 = t
 After about 1.4734 seconds, the ball will reach 80m.

