24. Multi-Part Response A basketball plaver shoots at the basket from a starting
height of 6 feet and an upwards velocity of 20 feet per second. Determine how long it
takes for the shot to drop through the basket, which is mounted at a height of 10 feet.
a. Set up the equation for projectile motion to solve for time and convert it to
standard form
b. Solve the equation by factoring,
c. Explain why you got two positive solutions to the equation, and determine how
you can rule one of them out to find the answer to the question. Hint: Solving the
equation graphically may give you a hint.
25. Critical Thinking Find the binomial factors of 4x? - 25.
26. Communicate Mathematical Ideas Find all the values of b that make the
expression 3x² + bx - 4 factorable.