SOLUTION: An object is thrown vertically upward with a velocity of 96m/sec. The distance S(t) above the ground after t second is given by the formula S(t)= 96t-5t² a. How high will it be

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Question 1173126: An object is thrown vertically upward with a velocity of 96m/sec. The distance S(t) above the ground after t second is given by the formula S(t)= 96t-5t²
a. How high will it be at the end of 3 seconds?
b. How much time will it take the object to be 172 m above the ground?
Answer by ikleyn(52778)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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(a)  substitute t = 3 into the formula and calculate.



(b)  To find this value (values) of t, solve the quadratic equation

         96-5t^2 = 172.



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