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Bill is painting the shutters on his house when he drops his paint brush. The height of the paint brush above the ground can be modeled by the following equation:

h(t)= -16t^2+35

What is the minimum or maximum value for this equation and what does the value represent for this situation?

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y=a(x-h)^2+k

k is max value
so
h(t)=-16(t+0)^2+35
thhe max value is at 35

it is the max because -16<0 so the parabola opens down
that's how high the paint brush goes
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