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Digital SAT Math Practice Question #1634

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The height \(h(t)\), in feet, of a model rocket launched from a platform is modeled by \(h(t) = -16(t - 3)^2 + 144\), where \(t\) represents time in seconds after launch. What is the maximum height, in feet, reached by the rocket?
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Vertex form y = a(x - h)^2 + k gives the maximum directly as k = 144.

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The quadratic function is in vertex form \(h(t) = a(t - h)^2 + k\), with vertex at \((3, 144)\). Since \(a = -16 < 0\), the parabola opens downward and the vertex represents the maximum value of 144 feet....

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