We are standing on the top of a 960 feet tall building and launch a small object upward. The object's vertical position, measured in feet, after t seconds is h(t) = – 16t2 + 64t + 960. What is the highest point that the object reaches? feet

We are standing on the top of a 960 feet tall building and launch a small object upward. The object's vertical position, measured in feet, after t seconds is h(t) = – 16t2 + 64t + 960. What is the highest point that the object reaches? feet

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We are standing on the top of a 960 feet tall building and launch a small object upward. The object's
vertical position, measured in feet, after t seconds is h(t) = - 16t? + 64t + 960. What is the
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