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Sam hits a golf ball from a elevated tee

Sam hits a golf ball from a elevated tee-example-1
User OneMoreError
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First take a derivative,


(d)/(dx)-5t^2+10t+30=-10t+10=-10(t-1)

Now compute the critical point where the slope is 0,


-10(t-1)=0\implies t-1=0\implies t=1

And done.

The maximum height is at
t=1 of
h(1)=-5+10+30=35.

Hope this helps :)

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