SOLUTION: A projectile is launched upward with a velocity of 160 feet per second from the top of a 70-foot platform. What is the maximum height attained by the projectile?
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Question 1066433: A projectile is launched upward with a velocity of 160 feet per second from the top of a 70-foot platform. What is the maximum height attained by the projectile?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The equation would be:
This is a parabola with a peak ( not a dip )
The formula for the x-value of the peak is
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Plug this value back into equation to get
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The maximum height is 470 ft
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check:
Here's the plot:
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