A child tosses a baseball up into the air. On its way down, it gets caught in a tree for several seconds before falling back down to the ground.

what is the question because I don't understand what you mean

ummm seems that u didnt post the attachement !

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step-by-step explanation:

we need to solve for 'x' the following equation:  

we have that:

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factorizing, we get that:

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then, the solutions are: or

nothing extraneous has been found!