SOLUTION: If I throw a quarter from a balcony 78ft up and its travels 10 ft/sec how do I solve the equation s=-16^2+tv+k with t=seconds, v=velocity ft/sec, and k=height in ft?

Question 354585: If I throw a quarter from a balcony 78ft up and its travels 10 ft/sec how do I solve the equation s=-16^2+tv+k with t=seconds, v=velocity ft/sec, and k=height in ft?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If I throw a quarter from a balcony 78ft up and its travels 10 ft/sec how do I solve the equation s=-16^2+tv+k with t=seconds, v=velocity ft/sec, and k=height in ft?
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Step 1, what do want to solve for?
s = height above ground
The 1st term is -16t^2, not 16^2.
--> s = -16t^2 + 10t + 78

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