Question

Bill is painting the shutters on his house when he drops his paint brush. The height of the paint brush above the ground can be modeled by the following equation:

h(t)=−16t^2+35

What is the minimum or maximum value for this equation and what does that value represent for this situation?

Answer 1

The maximum is when t=0, so if we plug 0 in for t then we have our max
-16 (0^2) + 45 = 0 + 45 = 45

This os the initial height of the brush when the painter drops it