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A particle is fired straight up from the ground to each a height of x feet in t seconds, where x `(t) =128t-16t^(2)`.
(1) Compute the maximum height of the particle reached.
(2) What is the velocity when the particle hits the ground ?

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256 ti, `-128` ft/s
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