Projectile Motion
Slide t to follow the ball as it rises, peaks, and falls.
h
(
t
) = −16
t
² + 80
t
+ 6
t
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t
=
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s
HEIGHT
h
=
6
ft
PEAK
(2.5 s, 106 ft)
LANDS AT
t ≈ 5.07 s
A projectile's height is a quadratic function of time.
The vertex of the parabola is the highest point of the flight.
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