document.write( "Question 1055228: If a model rocket is launched with a trajectory of h(t) = -16t^2+96t+112 (where t = time in seconds), what is the maximum height the rocket reaches? When does it hit the ground?
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If a model rocket is launched with a trajectory of h(t) = -16t^2+96t+112 (where t = time in seconds),
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\n" ); document.write( "Height is zero when the rocket hits the ground.
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\n" ); document.write( "-16t^2 + 96t + 112 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "t^2 - 6t - 7 = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "(t-7)(t+1) = 0
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\n" ); document.write( "The rocket hits the ground at t = 7 seconds
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\n" ); document.write( "The max height occurs when t = -b/(2a) = -96/((-2)*16) = 3 sec
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\n" ); document.write( "That max height = f(3) = -16*3^2 + 96*3 + 112 = 256 ft
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