SOLUTION: A model rocket is launched from a raised platform at a speed of 176 feet per second. Its height in feet is given by h(t)=-16t^2+176t+20 (t=seconds after launch) What is the maximu

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Question 867906: A model rocket is launched from a raised platform at a speed of 176 feet per second. Its height in feet is given by h(t)=-16t^2+176t+20 (t=seconds after launch)
What is the maximum height reached by the rocket? and what time does it meet maximum height?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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find the vertex
-b/2a=5.5 seconds 504 feet