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A safety engineer is calculating the impact time of falling debris using the trajectory model h(t)=16t2+64t+80h(t) = -16t^2 + 64t + 80. Upon factoring the equation to find when the debris hits the ground, they obtain the mathematical solutions t=5t = 5 and t=1t = -1. The solution t=1t = -1 must be discarded because elapsed time cannot be ____ in this physical workplace scenario.

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