SOLUTION: A boy throws a ball straight up into the air it reaches the highest point of its flight after 4 seconds How fast was the ball going when it left the boys hand
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Question 943272: A boy throws a ball straight up into the air it reaches the highest point of its flight after 4 seconds How fast was the ball going when it left the boys hand
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Using feet and seconds,
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The time coordinate of the
highest point is at:
where
The ball was going 128 ft/sec when it
left the boy's hand
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Here's the plot:
check:
Looks about right
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