SOLUTION: 5. A bottle rocket is fired from the ground upwards at 64 feet per second. a) What is the maximum height the bottle rocket reaches?
b) How long does it take for the bottle rocket
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Question 879538: 5. A bottle rocket is fired from the ground upwards at 64 feet per second. a) What is the maximum height the bottle rocket reaches?
b) How long does it take for the bottle rocket to hit the ground?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When the form is
, the vertex is
at
Now find
The max height is 64 ft
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The rocket hits the ground when
The rocket hits the ground when
The rocket hits the ground in 4 sec
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