SOLUTION: 60. Maximum height. If a soccer ball is kicked straight up from the ground with an initial velocity of 32 feet per second, then its height above the earth in feet id given by s(t)

Question 59845: 60. Maximum height. If a soccer ball is kicked straight up from the ground with an initial velocity of 32 feet per second, then its height above the earth in feet id given by s(t) = 16t^2 + 32t where t time in seconds. Graph this parabola for 0 t 2. What is the maximum height reached by the ball?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Your formula has a slight error, it should be:
The x^2 coefficient should be negative. This is because the effects of gravity act in a downwards (negative) direction.
The graph looks like:

From the graph, the maximum value of the height (y-value) is 16 feet.
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