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6.5 Exercise 39

Avg difficulty 2.5

Calib is going to throw his lucky penny from his balcony on a cruise ship. When he throws the penny upward from 128 feet above the ground, the function h(t)=−16t2+32t+128h \left(t\right) = −16 t^{2} + 32 t + 128 models the height, h, of the penny above the ocean as a function of time, t. Find:

ⓐ the zeros of this function which is when the penny will hit the ocean, ⓑ when the penny will be 128 feet above the ocean, ⓒ the height the penny will be at t=1t = 1 seconds which is when the penny will be at its highest point.

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