document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1152616>Question 1152616</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A model rocket is launched from the ground with an initial velocity of 60 feet per second. The function g(t)= -16t^2+60t represents the height of the rocket, g(t), t seconds after it was launched. What is the maximum height the rocket reaches? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "g(t)= -16t^2+60t is a parabola.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Max height is at the vertex.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The vertex is at t = -b/2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for t, then find g(t). </SPAN>\n" );
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