Solve the Problem. -A Person Standing Close to the Edge on Top of on Top

question 142

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-A person standing close to the edge on top of a 320-foot building throws a baseball vertically upward. The quadratic function s(t) = -16t2 + 64t + 320 models the ball's height above the ground, s(t) , in feet, t seconds after it was thrown. After how many seconds does the ball reach its maximum height? Round to the nearest tenth of a second if necessary.

• A) 2 seconds
• B) 6.9 seconds
• C) 384 seconds
• D) 1.5 seconds

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