A softball is tossed into the air upward from a first floor balcony. The distance of the ball above the ground at any time is given by the function, distance function.h(t)=14+32t-16t2 where h(t) is the height of the softball above the ground (in feet) and t is the time (in seconds). What was the maximum height, in feet, of the softball above the ground after it was thrown?

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A softball is tossed into the air upward from a first floor balcony. The distance of the ball above the ground at any time is given by the function,  distance function.h(t)=14+32t-16t2 where h(t) is the height of the softball above the ground (in feet) and t is the time (in seconds).  What was the maximum height, in feet, of the softball above the ground after it was thrown?

cwrw238 · Answer

you need to convert the function to vertex form

cwrw238 · Answer

can you do that?

anonymous · Answer

i dont know how to i dont under this question

cwrw238 · Answer

or you can use calculus Have you done any calculus ( finding derivatives?)

tylerd · Answer

the max height will be the vertex Y value

cwrw238 · Answer

yes

tylerd · Answer

we can kind of think of the balls motion in the shape of a parabola on the graph.
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