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A ball was kicked off a picnic table at the park and its height, h, in metres, above the ground after time, t, in seconds, is represented by h = 0.5 + 16t- 2t^2.

a) What is the height of the picnic table?

b) Complete the square to determine the maximum height of the ball? ​

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Explanation:

the picnic table height is 0.5 because it's the constant

and the maximum height is 28

my answer is in the image above

A ball was kicked off a picnic table at the park and its height, h, in metres, above-example-1
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