A potato is launched vertically upward with an initial velocity of 100 ft/s from a potato gun at the top of an 85-foot-tall building. The distance in feet that the potato travels from the ground after t seconds is given by s(t)=-16t2 + 100t + 85. Determine when the potato reaches its maximum height.

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A potato is launched vertically upward with an initial velocity of 100 ft/s from a potato gun at the top of an 85-foot-tall building. The distance in feet that the potato travels from the ground after t seconds is given by s(t)=-16t
2 + 100t + 85.

Determine when the potato reaches its maximum height.

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