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Foul ball. Suppose Charlie O'Brien hits a baseball straight upward at 150 ft/sec from a height of 5 ft.

Use the formula to determine how long it takes the ball to return to the earth.
Use the graph to estimate the maximum height reached by the ball. See attachment.

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The solution is comprised of the detailed solution on how to find the maximum height when a baseball is hit straight upward. It also includes solving the quadratic equation to find the time it takes for the baseball to return to ground.

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