Becky found a tennis ball outside a tennis court. She picked up the ball and threw it over the fence into the court. The path of the tennis ball can be represented by h = -16t2 + 80t, where h represents the
height of the tennis ball in feet and t represents the time in seconds.
31. Find the maximum height of the tennis ball.
32. How long will it take for the tennis ball to hit the ground?

31). Maximum height = 100 feet

32). Time to hit the ground = 5 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

31). Equation modeling the height 'h' of the ball is,

     h = -16t² + 80t

     For the maximum height of the ball,

     Find the derivative of 'h' with respect to time 't' and equate it to zero.

      seconds

     That means after 2.5 seconds ball will reach the maximum height.

     By substituting in the equation,

      feet

     Therefore, maximum height achieved by the ball is 100 feet.

32). If the ball follows the parabolic path,

      Time taken by the ball to reach the maximum height = Time taken by  the ball to come back to the ground from the maximum height.

      Time taken by the ball to hit the ground = 2(2.5) = 5 seconds

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