Question

22. A ball is thrown upward with an initial velocity of 4 ft/sec from a height of 10 feet. What is the maximum height that the ball will reach?

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910 can you help?

Answer 2

hmmm have you covered quadratic equations yet?

Answer 3

i just started learning today

Answer 4

so.. meaning, yes, you guys already covered quadratic equations?

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

this page has a good example

http://www.algebralab.org/Word/Word.aspx?file=Algebra_MaxMinProjectiles.xml

Answer 7

okay i got this ... at 0.125 sec the ball will reach its maximum height of 10.25 ... did i get it right?

Answer 8

@jim_thompson5910

Answer 9

let me check

Answer 10

You nailed both answers. Nice job

Answer 11

yay! thanks

Answer 12

you're welcome