SOLUTION: the elevator of a building is 10 feet above ground level on the first floor. the buildings elevator rises at a rate of 5 feet per second. you enter the elevator on the first floor.

Question 1169743: the elevator of a building is 10 feet above ground level on the first floor. the buildings elevator rises at a rate of 5 feet per second. you enter the elevator on the first floor. let t represent the time in seconds you are in the elevator and h(t) represents the height of the elevator (in feet) at time t.
write an equation for h(t)
What will your height be in 12 seconds?

Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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h(t) = 10 + 5t   feet.


It is so OBVIOUS . . . 


The rest is on you . . .

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