SOLUTION: A ball is kicked upwards from a rooftop 5m above the ground. It reaches a maximum height of 8m. At 3s, the ball is 1 m above the ground. Initial kick is at 0s and the ball follows

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Question 1149537: A ball is kicked upwards from a rooftop 5m above the ground. It reaches a maximum height of 8m. At 3s, the ball is 1 m above the ground. Initial kick is at 0s and the ball follows a quadratic trajectory, at what time does the ball reach the maximum height?
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A ball is kicked upwards from a rooftop 5m above the ground. It reaches a maximum height of 8m. At 3s, the ball is 1 m above the ground. Initial kick is at 0s and the ball follows a quadratic trajectory, at what time does the ball reach the maximum height?
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The formula is h%28t%29+=+at%5E2+%2B+v%5B0%5Dt+%2B+h%5B0%5D
a = acceleration due to gravity, v%5B0%5D is initial velocity and h%5B0%5D is height at t = 0 ( = 5 meters).
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