A person standing close to the edge on top of a 28-foot building throws a ball vertically upward. The quadratic function ℎ(�)=-16�2+108�+28 models the ball's height about the ground, ℎ(�), in feet, � seconds after it was thrown.a) What is the maximum height of the ball?   feetb) How many seconds does it take until the ball hits the ground?   seconds

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A person standing close to the edge on top of a 28-foot building throws a ball vertically upward. The quadratic function ℎ(�)=-16�2+108�+28 models the ball's height about the ground, ℎ(�), in feet, � seconds after it was thrown.

a) What is the maximum height of the ball?

   feet

b) How many seconds does it take until the ball hits the ground?

   seconds
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