A basketball player is 7 ft tall. He shoots the ball into the basket and the path of the

ball makes a quadratic equation. This could be shown with the equation h(t) == 15t^2+ 30t+7

where t is the time in seconds after the ball was shot and h is the height. What will the

ball's maximum height be?

Respuesta :

Answer:

52

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the the equation h(t) =-[tex]15t^2+ 30t+7[/tex] where t is the time in second

So to find the ball's maximum height we can apply the vertex formula:

t= [tex]\frac{-b}{2a}[/tex]  

to find the "x" value of the vertex, then plug that value into the original equation as a substitute for "x".

Standard quadratic form is: [tex]ax^2+bx+c[/tex]

=> a=15, b=30 in our given equation

<=> t = [tex]\frac{-30}{2*-15} =1[/tex]

When t =-1 we have h(t) = [tex]15*1^2+ 30*1+7[/tex] = 52

So the ball's maximum height is:  52

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