document.write( "Question 703113: Jason jumped off a cliff into the ocean. His height function can be modeled by h(t)= -16t^2+16t+480
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Algebra.Com's Answer #433320 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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It looks like he jumped up a little bit.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+h%280%29+=+-16%2A0%5E2+%2B+16%2A0+%2B+480+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+h%280%29+=+480+\" ( the height of the cliff )
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+h%281%29+=+-16%2A1%5E2+%2B+16%2A1+%2B+480+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+h%281%29+=+-16+%2B+16+%2B+480+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+h%281%29++=+480+\" ( he's going back down after jumping up )
\n" ); document.write( "His peak is at the 1/2 point of the two times
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+0+%2B+1+%29+%2F+2+=+1%2F2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "His peak is at \"+t+=+1%2F2+\" sec
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\n" ); document.write( "That peak is:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+h%281%2F2%29+=+-16%2A%281%2F2%29%5E2+%2B+16%2A%281%2F2%29+%2B+480+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+h%281%2F2%29+=+-4++%2B+8+%2B+480+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+h%281%2F2%29+=+484+\" ft
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\n" ); document.write( "Jason hit the water when \"+h+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+0+=+-16t%5E2+%2B+16t+%2B+480+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+-t%5E2+%2B+t++%2B+30+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t%5E2+-+t+-+30+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t%5E2+-+t+=+30+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t%5E2+-+t+%2B+%28-1%2F2%29%5E2+=+30+%2B+%28-1%2F2%29%5E2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t%5E2+-+t++%2B+1%2F4+=+30+%2B+1%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%28+t+-+1%2F2+%29%5E2+=+121%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Take the square root of both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+-+1%2F2+=+11%2F2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+1%2F2+%2B+11%2F2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+12%2F2+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "He hit the water in 6 sec
\n" ); document.write( "here's the plot:
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