Question
Wa projectle is fred straight upward from the ground with an initial speed of 160 feet per second, then its height h in feet after I seconds is given by the function h(t)=-16t^2+160t Find the maximum height of the projectile
Solution
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Resposta
To find the maximum height of the projectile, we need to find the vertex of the parabolic function
. The vertex of a parabola in the form
is given by the formula
.In this case,
and
. Plugging these values into the formula, we get:
Simplifying, we have:
So, the maximum height occurs at
seconds.To find the maximum height, we substitute
into the function
:
Simplifying, we have:
Therefore, the maximum height of the projectile is 400 feet.