Plug 27 in to the quadratic: 27=−6t2+43t.
Subtract 27 from both sides to make it a quadratic: 0=−6t2+43t−27
Plug it in to the quadratic formula: t=−43±√432−4×−6×−272×−6
There are 2 solutions, one at t≈6.5 seconds, and the other at t≈0.7 seconds.
We want the smaller answer, so t≈0.7
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