document.write( "Question 629186: a rock is propelled upward from the top of a building 60 feet tall at an initial velocity of 200 feet per second. the function that describes the height of the rock in terms of time t is s(t)=-16t^2+200+60. determine the time at which the rock reaches its maximum limit. \n" ); document.write( "
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\"+s%28t%29+=+-16t%5E2+%2B+200t+%2B+60+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Find \"+t+\" when \"+s%28t%29+\" is a maximum
\n" ); document.write( "The maximum ( or minimum ) of a 2nd degree
\n" ); document.write( "equation of the form
\n" ); document.write( "\"+f%28x%29+=+ax%5E2+%2B+b%2Ax+%2B+c+\" occurs at \"+x%5Bmax%5D+=+-b%2F%282a%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+-16+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+200+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+t%5Bmax%5D+=+-200%2F%28-32%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t%5Bmax%5D+=+6.25+\"
\n" ); document.write( "At \"+t+=+6.25+\" sec, the height is a maximum
\n" ); document.write( "Here's a plot
\n" ); document.write( "\"+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-10%2C+20%2C+-30%2C+700%2C+-16x%5E2+%2B+200x+%2B+60+%29+\"
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