Divers in Acapulco, Mexico, dive headfirst at 8 feet per second from the top of a cliff 87 feet above the Pacific Ocean. During which time period will a diver’s height exceed that of the cliff? Assume the diver's height $$h(t)$$ after $$t$$ seconds is given by $$h(t) = 87 - 8t - 16t^2$. For which values of t$ is h(t$$) \u003e 87$$?

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For no real values of $$t$$, the diver's height never exceeds the cliff's height.

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