SOLUTION: Jason jumped off a cliff into the ocean. His height as a function of time could be modeled by the function h(t)-16t^2+32t+45,What was the maxium height reached by Jason and how lon

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Question 980376: Jason jumped off a cliff into the ocean. His height as a function of time could be modeled by the function h(t)-16t^2+32t+45,What was the maxium height reached by Jason and how long did it take him to reach it?
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Jason jumped off a cliff into the ocean. His height as a function of time could be modeled by the function h(t)-16t^2+32t+45,What was the maxium height reached by Jason and how long did it take him to reach it?
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Jason is a good jumper, launching at 32 ft/sec = ~21 mi/hr.
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h(t) = -16t^2+32t+45,What was the maxium height reached by Jason and how long did it take him to reach it?
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The max ht is the vertex, at t = -b/2a
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Solve for t
The solve for h(t)

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