SOLUTION: A fountain shoots water from a nozzle at its base. The height h, in feet, of the water above the ground t seconds after it leaves the nozzle is given by the function h(t) = �16t^2

Question 1058957: A fountain shoots water from a nozzle at its base. The height h, in feet, of the water above the ground t seconds after it leaves the nozzle is given by the function h(t) = �16t^2 + 15t + 6. What is the maximum height of the water? Round to the nearest tenth.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the formula for the vertex
which is:

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Plug this value back into equation
to find
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The maximum height of the water is 9.5 ft
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here's the plot:

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