Time of flight of a projectile

[so_gr_lo]

Homework Statement

Find time of flight of particle projected down at 10° to horizontal at initial speed 20 ms^-1 at height 10m.

Relevant Equations

s = ut -1/2at^2

These questions normally have initial velocity = 0, so that one of the t terms cancels. In this case u = 20ms^-1 so I end up with a quadratic. Which is fine if I plug it into the quadratic formula as one result is -ve so can be ignored, while the other gives t as +ve. just wondering if this is the correct way of calculating the time of flight. Attempt at question below

 

[Doc Al]

Looks good to me. (All that matters is the vertical motion.)

 

[haruspex]

Homework Statement:: Find time of flight of particle projected down at 10° to horizontal at initial speed 20 ms^-1 at height 10m.
Relevant Equations:: s = ut -1/2at^2

These questions normally have initial velocity = 0, so that one of the t terms cancels. In this case u = 20ms^-1 so I end up with a quadratic. Which is fine if I plug it into the quadratic formula as one result is -ve so can be ignored, while the other gives t as +ve. just wondering if this is the correct way of calculating the time of flight. Attempt at question below

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Yes, that's the right way.
The reason you also get a negative solution is that your equation represents an entire parabola in which, at t=0, the particle is moving down at the given angle, speed and height. So it will be at the target height twice, once before t=0 and once after.