document.write( "Question 1056328: A fireworks company has two types of rockets called zinger 1 and zinger 2. The polynomial -16t^2 + 150t gives the height in feet of zinger 1 at t seconds after launch. The polynomial -16t^2 + 165t gives the height of zinger 2 at t seconds after launch. If the rockets are launched at the same time and both explode 6 seconds after launch, how much higher is Zinger 2 than Zinger 1 when they explode? \n" ); document.write( "

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A fireworks company has two types of rockets called zinger 1 and zinger 2.
\n" ); document.write( " The polynomial -16t^2 + 150t gives the height in feet of zinger 1 at t seconds after launch.
\n" ); document.write( " The polynomial -16t^2 + 165t gives the height of zinger 2 at t seconds after launch
\n" ); document.write( "If the rockets are launched at the same time and both explode 6 seconds after launch, how much higher is Zinger 2 than Zinger 1 when they explode?
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\n" ); document.write( "Replace t with 6 sec in the given formulas
\n" ); document.write( "diff in height = (-16(6^2) + 165(6)) - (-16(6^2) + 150(6))
\n" ); document.write( "-16(6^2) cancel each other, so we are left with
\n" ); document.write( "d = 165(6) - 150(6)
\n" ); document.write( "d = 990 - 900
\n" ); document.write( "d = 60 ft \n" ); document.write( "

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