SOLUTION: A soccer ball is kicked straight up with an initial velocity of 32 ft. per second. Its height above the earth is given by s (t) = -16t^2 + 32t, where, �s� is the height in ft. at a

Question 307206: A soccer ball is kicked straight up with an initial velocity of 32 ft. per second. Its height above the earth is given by s (t) = -16t^2 + 32t, where, �s� is the height in ft. at any time, �t� seconds.
a. What is the maximum height reached by the ball?
b. How long after it was thrown up the ball reaches its maximum height?

Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hint: Any equation of the form , the max height is reached when where 'a' is less than zero. Once you have this value of t, plug it in to find the max height.
RELATED QUESTIONS
A soccer ball is kicked straight up with an initial velocity of 32 ft. per second. Its... (answered by arallie)

A soccer ball is kicked straight up with an initial velocity of 32 ft. per second. Its... (answered by Alan3354)

A soccer ball is kicked straight up with an initial velocity of 32 ft. per second. Its... (answered by nerdybill)

Maximum height. If a soccer ball is kicked straight up from the ground with an initial... (answered by josmiceli)

Maximum height: If a soccer ball is kicked straight up from the ground with an initial... (answered by stanbon)

Maximum height. If a soccer ball is kicked straight up from the ground with an initial... (answered by Edwin McCravy)

Maximum height. If a soccer ball is kicked straight up from the ground with an initial... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

60. Maximum height. If a soccer ball is kicked straight up from the ground with an... (answered by Earlsdon)

Help! If a soccer ball is kicked straight up from the gorund with an initial velocity... (answered by venugopalramana)