April shoots an arrow upward into the air at a speed of 64feet per second from a platform that is 28feet high. The height of the arrow is given by the function h(t)= -16t^2+64t+28, where t is the time in seconds. what is the maximum height of the arrow?



Answer :

Answer:

92 feet

Explanation:

Given the speed of the arrow as 64 feet per second and the height of the platform as 28 feet.

Given the below function;

[tex]h(t)=-16t^2+64t+28[/tex]

The above is given in the form of a quadratic function;

[tex]f(x)=ax^2+bx+c[/tex]

If we compare both functions, we can see that a = -16, b = 64 and c = 28.

Since the motion of the arrow is modeled by a quadratic function, it means that it will take the shape of a parabola.

The x-coordinate of the maximum point(vertex) of a parabola is generally determined by the below formula;

[tex]x=\frac{-b}{2a}[/tex]

Let's go ahead and determine t at maximum point by substituting the above values into our vertex formula;

[tex]t=\frac{-64}{2(-16)}=\frac{-64}{-32}=2[/tex]

To determine the maximum height, all we need to do is substitute t = 2 into the given equation of a parabola and solve for h;

[tex]\begin{gathered} h(2)=-16(2)^2+64(2)+28 \\ =-64+128+28 \\ =92ft \end{gathered}[/tex]

We can see from the above that the maximum height of the arrow will be 92ft