SOLUTION: Jason jumped off a cliff into the ocean. His height function can be modeled by h(t)= -16t^2+16t+480
How long did it take for Jason to reach his maximum height. What is the highest
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Question 703113: Jason jumped off a cliff into the ocean. His height function can be modeled by h(t)= -16t^2+16t+480
How long did it take for Jason to reach his maximum height. What is the highest point he reached. Jason hit the water in how many seconds
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It looks like he jumped up a little bit.
He jumped at
( the height of the cliff )
and
( he's going back down after jumping up )
His peak is at the 1/2 point of the two times
His peak is at sec
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That peak is:
ft
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Jason hit the water when
Take the square root of both sides
He hit the water in 6 sec
here's the plot:
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