Question

Plz this is due today help me explain the answer

Answer 1

Answer:

177.3 feet

This is a classic find the vertex of a parabola question.

if this was a calculus class the solution would be to take the derivative and set it equal to zero... -32t+ 105 = 0

BUT i assume that you are not in a calculus class..

so we try plan "B" the  highest (or lowest) point of parabola is it's vertex

the vertex formula is [-b/2a,f(-b/2a)]

in your problem a = -16, b=105, c= 5

so the "X" (TIME) is located at -(105)/(2*-16) = 3.28

plug in 3.28 into -16(3.28)^2 + 105(3.28) + 5 = 177.27

and you will get

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