A guided missile is propelled from the origin of a coordinate system with the x-axis along the ground and the y-axis vertical. Its path, or trajectory, is given by the equation y = 464x − 16x2. Find the object's maximum height.

A guided missile is propelled from the origin of a coordinate system with the x-axis along the ground and the y-axis vertical. Its path, or trajectory, is given by the equation y = 464x − 16x2. Find the object's maximum height.

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A guided missile is propelled from the origin of a coordinate system with the x-axis along the ground and the y-axis vertical. Its path, or trajectory, is given by the equation

y = 464x − 16x².

Find the object's maximum height.

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