document.write( "Question 1208234: what is the height of the coin when it is tossed? -16x^2+96x+112
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Algebra.Com's Answer #846522 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! what is the height of the coin when it is tossed? -16x^2+96x+112 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The problem has not been written correctly\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "h(x) = -16x^2+96x+112 \n" ); document.write( "h isheight and x is the time \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "find the maximum height (whic we need to find the vertex of this quadratic equation.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " using the formula for the vertex of a parabola: \n" ); document.write( "x= -b/2a\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a=-16 , b=96\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x= -96/-32= 3 seconds\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " maximum height occurs at x =3 seconds \n" ); document.write( "plug x = 3 in the equation \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "h(3) = -16*3^2+96*3+112 =256 \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The maximum height of the coin is 256 units \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |