document.write( "Question 1054211: A ball is thrown upward such that it's height (h) in t seconds is given by
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document.write( "Apply completing the square to find the maximum of the given quadratic function.\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"-16t%5E2+%2B+8t+%2B48\" = \"-%284t-1%29%5E2+%2B1+%2B+48\" = \"-%284t-1%29%5E2+%2B+49\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "The maximum is 49 feet.\r\n" );
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