document.write( "Question 1028734: You are jumping off the 12-foot diving board at the manicipal pool. You bounce up at 6 feet per second and drop to the water. Your height h (in feet) above the water in terms of t seconds is given by h(t)=-16t^2+6t+12. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "b.) what is your maximum height above the pool?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #643807 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
\"+h%28t%29+=+-16t%5E2+%2B+6t+%2B+12+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "You hit the water when \"+h%28t%29+=+0+\", which
\n" ); document.write( "is 12 ft below the diving board
\n" ); document.write( "\"+0+=+-16t%5E2+%2B+6t+%2B+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "you can use quadratic formula
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2+-+4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29+%2F+%282%2Aa%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+-16+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+6+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28-6+%2B-+sqrt%28+6%5E2+-+4%2A%28-16%29%2A12+%29%29+%2F+%282%2A%28-16%29%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28-6+%2B-+sqrt%28+36+%2B+768+%29%29+%2F+%28-32%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28-6+%2B-+sqrt%28+804+%29%29+%2F+%28-32%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28-6+-+28.3549+%29+%2F+%28-32%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+%28+-34.3549+%29+%2F+%28+-32+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+1.0736+\"
\n" ); document.write( "You hit the water in 1.07 sec
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\n" ); document.write( "The maximum height is when:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t%5Bmax%5D+=+-b%2F%282a%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t%5Bmax%5D+=+-6%2F%282%2A%28-16%29+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t%5Bmax%5D+=+3%2F16+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Plug this back into equation
\n" ); document.write( "\"+h%28t%29+=+-16t%5E2+%2B+6t+%2B+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+h%5Bmax%5D+=+-16%2A%283%2F16%29%5E2+%2B+6%2A%283%2F16%29+%2B+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+h%5Bmax%5D+=+-.5625+%2B+1.125+%2B+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+h%5Bmax%5D+=+12.5625+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The maximum height above the pool is 12.56 ft
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "here's the plot:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+graph%28+400%2C+400%2C+-2%2C+2%2C+-3%2C+16%2C+-16x%5E2+%2B+6x+%2B+12+%29+\"
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