A toy rocket is launched upward from a platform 10 meters high

MATHEMATICS · Subjective · CBSE · Mathematics · Applications of Derivatives · Applications of Derivatives

Problem

A toy rocket is launched upward from a platform 10 meters high. Its height

h(t)

in meters after

t

seconds is modeled by the function

h(t) = -4.9t^2 + 19.6t + 10

. What is the maximum absolute height reached by the rocket?