NASA launches a rocket at t=0t=0 seconds. Its height, in meters above sea level, as a function of time is given by h(t)= −4.9t2 + 331t +290. Assuming that the rocket will splash down into the ocean, at what time does splashdown occur? The rocket peaks at how many meters above sea-level?
NASA launches a rocket at t=0t=0 seconds. Its height, in meters above sea level, as a function of time is given by h(t)= −4.9t2 + 331t +290. Assuming that the rocket will splash down into the ocean, at what time does splashdown occur? The rocket peaks at how many meters above sea-level?
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NASA launches a rocket at t=0t=0 seconds. Its height, in meters above sea level, as a function of time is given by h(t)= −4.9t2 + 331t +290.
Assuming that the rocket will splash down into the ocean, at what time does splashdown occur?
The rocket peaks at how many meters above sea-level?
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