The height of a projectile fired straight up in the air with an initial velocity of 64 ft/s is h = 64t - 16t2, where h is height in feet and t is time in seconds. The table represents the data for another projectile. Which projectile goes higher? How much higher?

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The height of a projectile fired straight up in the air with an initial velocity of 64 ft/s is h = 64t - 16t2, where h is height in feet and t is time in seconds. The table represents the data for another projectile. Which projectile goes higher? How much higher? 

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Time (t) Height (h)
0.5 20
1 32
1.5 36
2 32

 

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