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In the past, professional baseball was played at the astrodome in houston, texas. the astrodome has a maximum height of 63.4 m. the height of a baseball t seconds after it is hit straight up in the air with a velocity of 45 ft/s is given by h = -9.8t2 + 45t + 1. will a baseball hit straight up with this velocity hit the roof of the astrodome? use the discriminant to explain your answer.

Arestaurant chef made 1 1/2 jars of pasta sauce. each serving of pasta requires 1/2 of a jar of sauce. how many servings of pasta will the chef be bale to prepare using the sauce?

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