SOLUTION: An expreimental rocket is launched into the air from ground level with the Earth with an initial velocity of 192 feet per second. Its height s in feet is given by the formula s=-16

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Question 874430: An expreimental rocket is launched into the air from ground level with the Earth with an initial velocity of 192 feet per second. Its height s in feet is given by the formula s=-16t^2+192t. After how many seconds wil the rocket reach a height of 576 feet?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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s= -16t^2+192s = -16(t-6)^2 + 576 |Completing the Square 16%2Agreen%2812%29+=+192
After 6sec (576ft: the maximum height it will reach)