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document.write( "Tim kicks a ball off the ground.  After t seconds, its height, h (in feet), is given by the formula h = -16t^2 + 64t.  What is the maximum height reached by the ball?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You have a quadratic with a = -16 and b = 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The max occurs when t = -b/2a = -64/(2*-16) = 2 second<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The height at t = 2 sec is as follows:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h(2) = -16(2)^2 + 64(2) = 64 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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