Bill is painting the shutters on his house when he drops his paint brush. The height of the paint brush above the ground can be modeled by the following equation:

h (t) = - 16t^2+35

What is the minimum or maximum value for this equation and what does the value represent for this situation?

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Ibrahim Bartlett

Mathematics

7 May, 10:47

Bill is painting the shutters on his house when he drops his paint brush. The height of the paint brush above the ground can be modeled by the following equation:

h (t) = - 16t^2+35

What is the minimum or maximum value for this equation and what does the value represent for this situation?

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Nickolas Sutton · Answer 1

Y=a (x-h) ^2+k

k is max value

so

h (t) = - 16 (t+0) ^2+35

thhe max value is at 35

it is the max because - 16<0 so the parabola opens down

that's how high the paint brush goes

Bill is painting the shutters on his house when he drops his paint brush. The height of the paint brush above the ground can be modeled by the following equation:h (t) = - 16t^2+35What is the minimum or maximum value for this equation and what does the value represent for this situation?

Bill is painting the shutters on his house when he drops his paint brush. The height of the paint brush above the ground can be modeled by the following equation:

h (t) = - 16t^2+35

What is the minimum or maximum value for this equation and what does the value represent for this situation?