document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=572108>Question 572108</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ball is thrown vertically upward. After   t seconds, its height h (in feet) is given by the function h(t)=104t-16t^2 . What is the maximum height that the ball will reach?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It's a parabola, and the max is the vertex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The vertex is on the Line of Symmetry.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LOS is t = -b/2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = -104/(-32) = 3.25 seconds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h(3.25) = 169 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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