Answer:
Natalie cannot make it over the fence.
Step-by-step explanation:
After reading the statement, we must demostrate if the following inequation is possible, that is:
[tex]-16\cdot t^{2}+18\cdot t+5 \ge 12[/tex]
After some algebraic handling we find this equivalent expression:
[tex]16\cdot t^{2}-18\cdot t +7\le 0[/tex] (1)
The polynomial is factorized by the Quadratic Formula:
[tex]\left(t-0.563-i\,0.348)\cdot (t-0.563+i\,0.348)\le 0[/tex]
Since all roots are complex, we conclude that Natalie cannot make it over the fence.
