document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=725361>Question 725361</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The height of a projectile, over time, launched from an initial height of 50 feet can be modeled by the quadratic function, h(x) = -16t2 + 96t + 50, where h(x) is the height of the projectile and t is time, in seconds. If the maximum height reached by the projectile is 344 feet, how long does it take for the projectile to reach its maximum height?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "max height is the vertex of the parabola, t = -b/2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Why do you think it's 344 feet?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PS Use ^ (Shift 6) for exponents.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h(x) = -16t^2 + 96t + 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PPS  Should be h(t)<BR>\n" );
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