A toy rocket is launched straight up from the top of a building. The function that models the height as a function of time is h(t)=-16t^2+200t+50
. At what height was the rocket launched?
To find the height at which the rocket was launched, we need to consider the initial height when t = 0.
So, plug in t = 0 into the function h(t):
h(0) = -16(0)^2 + 200(0) + 50
h(0) = 50
Therefore, the rocket was launched at a height of 50 feet.