SOLUTION: The flight of a flare fired from a boat is h=-.04t+15 where h is the height of the flare in meters and t is the time in seconds. a)What is the max height the flare reaches? b)h

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Question 1078540: The flight of a flare fired from a boat is h=-.04t+15 where h is the height of the flare in meters and t is the time in seconds.
a)What is the max height the flare reaches?
b)how long does it take to get their?
c)How long will it take the flare to hit the water?
d)What is the height of the boat?

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You've got the wrong equation.
It must be something like:

( otherwise the flare goes down &
never goes up )

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