document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1169870>Question 1169870</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> From the top of the building, a ball is thrown straight up with an initial velocity of 128 feet per second. The equation <BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = −16t2 + 128t + 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( " gives the height s of the ball t seconds after it is thrown. Find the maximum height (in feet) reached by the ball and the time (in seconds) it takes for the ball to hit the ground. (Hint: Let s = 0 and solve for t.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "144 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A rectangular building is 144 ft tall.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A curved path starts at the top-right side of the building and goes up and to the right past the right edge of the building. The path gets less steep as it reaches a high point, and then it goes down and to the right, getting steeper as it goes.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ball is at the end of the path midway between the top of the building and the ground, and its height above the ground is labeled s.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A vertical dashed line starts at the ball and goes down to touch the ground.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.The maximum height reached by the ball is ? Feet ?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. The ball hits the ground after 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( " seconds.                       I did figure out number 2 i just need help with the first one </SPAN>\n" );
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