PART A
The given equation is
In order to find the maximum height, we write the function in the vertex form.
We factor -16 out of the first two terms to get,
We add and subtract
to get,
We again factor -16 out of the first two terms to get,
This implies that,
The quadratic trinomial above is a perfect square.
This finally simplifies to,
The vertex of this function is
The y-value of the vertex is the maximum value.
Therefore the maximum value is,
PART B
When the ball hits the ground,
This implies that,
We add -29 to both sides to get,
This implies that,
or
Since time cannot be negative, we discard the negative value and pick,