document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=142166>Question 142166</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You throw a basketball up in the air. The basketball's height,in feet,is given by the function h= 16t^2 + 30t + 4,where t is the time in seconds after the ball leaves your hand.Use a graphing calculator to find the greatest height the ball reaches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #103516 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=103516\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the coefficient of the t^2 term should be negative\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the calculator should display a parabola opening downward\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the height is on the y (vertical) axis and the time is on the x (horizontal) axis\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the vertex is (15/16,289/16)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "BIG HINT: the vertex is the solution </SPAN>\n" );
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