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21 POINTS!!!!! The height of a projectile can be described as follows

y = −16t^2 + v0t + h0

Where t=time in seconds;
y= height in feet
v0=initial velocity
h0=initial height
What would be the maximum height for a squirrel that jumped from a branch that was 10 ft off the ground with an initial velocity of 12 ft/s.

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check the picture below


\bf \text{initial velocity}\\\\ h = -16t^2+v_ot+h_o \qquad \text{in feet}\\ \\ \quad \\ \begin{cases} v_o=\textit{initial velocity of the object}\to &12\\ h_o=\textit{initial height of the object}\to &10\\ h=\textit{height of the object at


\bf \textit{where's the vertex of it? well} \\\\\\ \textit{vertex of a parabola}\\ \quad \\ y = {{ a}}x^2{{ +b}}x{{ +c}}\qquad \left(-\cfrac{{{ b}}}{2{{ a}}}\quad ,\quad {{ c}}-\cfrac{{{ b}}^2}{4{{ a}}}\right)


so... that's the squirrel's maximum height, at
\bf {{ c}}-\cfrac{{{ b}}^2}{4{{ a}}} feet
21 POINTS!!!!! The height of a projectile can be described as follows y = −16t^2 + v-example-1
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