document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=171074>Question 171074</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a rocket is launched vertically upward from ground level with an initial velocity of 96 feet per second, then its height h, after t seconds, is given by the equation h = -16t squared + 96t.  What is the maximum height by the rocket? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #804001 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><B>CubeyThePenguin(3113)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CubeyThePenguin><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=CubeyThePenguin><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=804001\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> h = -16t^2 + 96t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "max height at -b/2a = -96/(-32) = 3 seconds\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug in t = 3:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-16(3)^2 + 96(3) = 144 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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