I have to write a quadratic equation for this word problem...

You are riding a ski lift at a position 57 feet off the ground. You spot one of your friends skiing below. To get his attention you chuck a snowball at him. How long will it take to hit your friend's head who is 42 feet below? Your friend is 5 1/2 feet tall.

The volume, v, of a rectangular prism is determined using the formula, where / is the length, w is the width, and his theheight of the prism. carltren solves for w and writes the equivalent equation w=using this formula, what is the width of a rectangular prism that has a volume of 138.24 cubic inches, a height of 9.6 inches,and a length of 3.2 inches?