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Raylin went to the park with her friends and found a soccer ball. She picked up the soccer ball and kicked it as high as she could. The path of the ball can be represented by h= -16t2 +27t+3

What is the maximum height of the soccer ball? _______________________

How long will it take the ball to reach the ground?

User Trung Tran
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Answer:

The maximum height is:
h(t_(max))=14.39 \: u

The ball reaches the ground in 1.79 s.

Explanation:

We need to take the derivative and equal to zero to find the time at the maximum height.


h(t)=-16t^(2) +27t+3 (1)


(dh(t))/(dt)=-32t +27=0


t_(max) =(27)/(32)


t_(max) =0.84\: u

Now, we just need to put t(max) into equation (1) to find h(max)


h(t_(max))=-16(0.84)^(2) +27(0.84)+3


h(t_(max))=-16(0.84)^(2) +27(0.84)+3


h(t_(max))=14.39 \u

If we want to get the time when the ball reaches the ground we just need to equal h(t) to zero.


0=-16t^(2) +27t+3

Let's solve this quadratic equation.

We will get two solutions and we must choose the positive value.

t1 = 1.79 u

t2 = -0.10 u

Therefore, the ball reaches the ground in 1.79 u.

I hope it helps you!

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