SOLUTION: A projectile is launched upward with an initial ve- locity of 144 feet/second from the roof of a building. The height of the projectile (in feet) after t seconds is given by th

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Question 1104021: A projectile is launched upward with an initial ve-
locity of 144 feet/second from the roof of a building.
The height of the projectile (in feet) after t seconds
is given by the function h(t) = −16t
2 + 144t + 50.
What is the maximum height the projectile reaches?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's the vertex of the parabola.
That's at t = -b/2a