a click beetle abruptly releases elastic energy stored in its body to launch itself into the air. the function h(t)=-16t^2+12t r

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a click beetle abruptly releases elastic energy stored in its body to launch itself into the air. the function h(t)=-16t^2+12t r

epresents the height h (in feet) of the click beetle t seconds after launching. the height of a second click beetle t seconds after launching is shown in the graph. which click beetle went higher?

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Vikentia [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-17T23:13:40+03:00

Vikentia [17]3 years ago

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The first click beetle reaches a maximum height of 2.25 feet. From the graph, you can see that the second click beetle reaches a maxium height of between 1.5 and 1.6 feet. So, the first click beetle went higher.