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"Question 9 A person standing close to the edge on top of a 64-foot building throws a ball vertically upward. The quadratic function h(t) 16t2 + 48t + 64 models the ball's height about the ground, h(t), in feet, t seconds after it was thrown. a) What is the maximum height of the ball? 100 feet b) How many seconds does it take until the ball hits the ground? seconds"

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          "Question 9
A person standing close to the edge on top of a 64-foot building throws a ball vertically upward. The quadratic function h(t) 16t2 + 48t + 64 models the ball's height about the ground, h(t), in feet, t seconds after it was thrown.
a) What is the maximum height of the ball?
100
feet
b) How many seconds does it take until the ball hits the ground?
seconds"

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Calculus: Early Transcendentals

James Stewart 8th Edition

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Solved by Expert Vishal Parmar

05/06/2022

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The vertex of a parabola in the form ax^2 + bx + c is given by the formula t = -b/2a. In this case, a = 16 and b = 48. Show more…

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"Question 9 A person standing close to the edge on top of a 64-foot building throws a ball vertically upward. The quadratic function h(t) 16t2 + 48t + 64 models the ball's height about the ground, h(t), in feet, t seconds after it was thrown. a) What is the maximum height of the ball? 100 feet b) How many seconds does it take until the ball hits the ground? seconds"