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Digital SAT Math Practice Question #2259

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A projectile is launched with height $h(t) = -5t^2 + 20t + 25$. When does it hit the ground ($h(t) = 0$)?
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Set $-5t^2 + 20t + 25 = 0 \implies t^2 - 4t - 5 = 0 \implies (t - 5)(t + 1) = 0$. Since time must be positive, $t = 5$ seconds....

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