document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1141983>Question 1141983</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm having confusion with this question\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You and a friend are hiking in the mountains. You want to climb a ledge that is 6.1 meters above you. The height of the grappling hook you throw is modeled by the equations h(t)=-4.903t^2+9.8t+1.5. What is the maximum height of the grappling hook? Can you throw it high enough to reach the ledge? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #762633 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=762633\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The vertex of this negative quadratic has a t value of -b/2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is -9.8/-9.806 or 0.9994 seconds<BR>\n" );
document.write( "put that back into the equation and h(0.9994)=-4.90+9.79+1.5=6.39 meters. That will be sufficient. </SPAN>\n" );
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