t=144-16t^2

Solution for t=144-16t^2 equation:

t=144-16t^2

We move all terms to the left:

t-(144-16t^2)=0

We get rid of parentheses

16t^2+t-144=0

a = 16; b = 1; c = -144;
Δ = b2-4ac
Δ = 12-4·16·(-144)
Δ = 9217
The delta value is higher than zero, so the equation has two solutions
We use following formulas to calculate our solutions:
$t_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$
$t_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}$

$t_{1}=\frac{-b-\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(1)-\sqrt{9217}}{2*16}=\frac{-1-\sqrt{9217}}{32}
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$t_{2}=\frac{-b+\sqrt{\Delta}}{2a}=\frac{-(1)+\sqrt{9217}}{2*16}=\frac{-1+\sqrt{9217}}{32}
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