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39.Maximum height.
If a baseball is projected upward from ground level with an initial velocity of 64 feet per second, then its height is a function of time, given by s(t) = .
Graph this function for .
What is the maximum height reached by the ball?

41.Minimum cost. It costs Acme manufacturing C dollars per hour to operate its golf ball division. An analyst has determined that C is related to the number of golf balls produced per hour, x, by the equation C = .
What number of balls per hour should Acme produce to minimize the cost per hour of manufacturing these golf balls?

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