5-8 The Quadratic Formula
Kamlu is on her balcony. Her friend is directly below her, tossing her an apple. He releases it from 5 feet above the ground with an initial velocity
of 28 feet per second. If Kamlu's hands are 14 feet above the ground, how many chances will she have to catch the apple, and when?
A Kamlu has one chance to catch the apple, at t = 0.42 seconds after her friend has tossed it to her
Kamlu has two chances to catch the apple, at t = 0.42 and t = 1.33 seconds after her friend has tossed it to her.
C. Kamlu has one chance to catch the apple, at t = 1.33 seconds after her friend has tossed it to her.
D. Kamlu has no chances to catch the apple, since the only solutions to the associated quadratic equation are negative.