SOLUTION: fireworks are shot upward with an initial velocity of 128 feet per second from a platform that is 3 feet above the ground. What is the peak of the fireworks? When does it get to th
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Question 1151830: fireworks are shot upward with an initial velocity of 128 feet per second from a platform that is 3 feet above the ground. What is the peak of the fireworks? When does it get to the peak.
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fireworks are shot upward with an initial velocity of 128 feet per second from a platform that is 3 feet above the ground. What is the peak of the fireworks? When does it get to the peak.
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Using 32 ft/sec/sec for gravity:
h(t) = -16t^2 + 128t + 3
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The peak is the vertex of the parabola at t = -b/2a
t = -128/(-32) = 4 seconds
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Peak = h(4) = -16*4^2 + 128*4 + 3
Peak = 259 feet
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