59=1.6t+9.8t^2/2

Solution for 59=1.6t+9.8t^2/2 equation:

59=1.6t+9.8t^2/2

We move all terms to the left:

59-(1.6t+9.8t^2/2)=0

We get rid of parentheses

-9.8t^2/2-1.6t+59=0

We multiply all the terms by the denominator


-9.8t^2-(1.6t)*2+59*2=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-9.8t^2-(+1.6t)*2+59*2=0

We add all the numbers together, and all the variables

-9.8t^2-(+1.6t)*2+118=0

We multiply parentheses

-9.8t^2-2t+118=0

a = -9.8; b = -2; c = +118;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = -22-4·(-9.8)·118
Δ = 4629.6
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$t_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$t_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$t_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-2)-\sqrt{4629.6}}{2*-9.8}=\frac{2-\sqrt{4629.6}}{-19.6}
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$t_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(-2)+\sqrt{4629.6}}{2*-9.8}=\frac{2+\sqrt{4629.6}}{-19.6}
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