Question

An object is launched directly in the air at a speed of 8 feet per second from a platform located 4 feet above the ground. The position of the object can be modeled using the function f(t)=−16t2+8t+4, where t is the time in seconds and f(t) is the height, in feet, of the object. What is the maximum height, in feet, that the object will reach?

Answer 1

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