A golfer hits a ball. The ball leaves the club with an initial upward velocity of 40 meters per second. If the ball is 0.25 meters off the ground when it leaves the golf club, about how many seconds will it take for the ball to hit the ground?

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anonymous · Answer

nice bike pic

anonymous · Answer

$$.25+40t-4.9t^2=0$$

anonymous · Answer

that is what i got when i got my first 1000 medals.

saifoo.khan · Answer

Now im watching lol.

anonymous · Answer

theres a answer -0.01 sec

anonymous · Answer

yeah well these problems are nonsense

anonymous · Answer

uh so is that right

anonymous · Answer

do you have an answer close to 8?

anonymous · Answer

how the monkey can it hit the ground in -.01 seconds?  time going backwards?

anonymous · Answer

i just guessed and submitted it

anonymous · Answer

was there an answer close to 8?  because that would be correct

anonymous · Answer

i need a whole another freaking class done by tomro, next it geometry... which idk how to get help on sense its pictures;(

anonymous · Answer

post them as attachments

anonymous · Answer

oh sweet lol will u help me