document.write( "Question 31791: Can someone help with this word problem, it is not making any sense.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Suppose you throw a baseball straight up at a velocity of 64 feet per second. A function can be created by expressing distance above the ground, s, as a function of time, t. This function is s = -16t^2 + v0t + s0
\n" ); document.write( "• 16 represents 1/2g, the gravitational pull due to gravity (measured in feet per second^2).
\n" ); document.write( "• v0 is the initial velocity (how hard do you throw the object, measured in feet per second).
\n" ); document.write( "• s0 is the initial distance above ground (in feet). If you are standing on the ground, then s0 = 0.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I need to find the function that describes this problem?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The ball will be how high above the ground after 1 second?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "How long will it take to hit the ground?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "What is the maximum height of the ball? What time will the maximum height be attained?
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\n" ); document.write( "Please see: Answer # 18279 to question # 31632
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