document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=143329>Question 143329</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An astronaut on the moon tosses a ball upwards; by how much will the height of the ball exceed 100 feet if the ball's heights follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h(t) = -2.6t^2 + 32.lt + 5.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.  0.1 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.  5.6 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.  105.6 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d.  The ball never exceeds the 100-foot mark </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "h(t) = -2.6t^2 + 32.lt + 5.5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a. 0.1 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 5.6 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 105.6 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. The ball never exceeds the 100-foot mark<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "maximum height occurs when t = -b/2a = -32.1/(2*-2.6) = 6.173077 seconds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The height at that time is h(6.173077) = 104.58 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The correct answer is 4.58 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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