SOLUTION: A toy rocket is launched from the top of a building 280 feet tall at an initial velocity of 112 feet per second. The height of the rocket t seconds after launch is given by the equ
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Question 954466: A toy rocket is launched from the top of a building 280 feet tall at an initial velocity of 112 feet per second. The height of the rocket t seconds after launch is given by the equation s(t)=-16t^2+112t+280. When does the rocket reach its maximum height? What is the maximum height?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When the form is:
, then
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In 3.5 sec, the rocket is at maximum height
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The maximum height is 476 ft
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