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Position Function of Football Thrown

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A football is thrown downward from a window in a tall building. Its position at time t in seconds is s=16t^2+32t, where s is in feet. How long to the nearest tenth will it take the ball to fall 175 feet? (2.3, 3.3, 6.2, or 2.5)

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