document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=315516>Question 315516</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A launched rocket has an altitude in meters, given by the polynomial h+vt-4.9^2, h is the height in meters v is the velocity in meters per second and t is the number of seconds for which it takes the rocket to become airborne. If the rocket is launched from the top of a tower that is 120 meters and the initial speed is 50 meters per second, what will its height be after 4 seconds rounded to the nearest tenth? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "H = h + vt - (4.9^(2))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "H = 120 + (50)(4) - (4.9^(2))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "H = 320 - (4.9^(2))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "H = 320 - 24.01\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "H = 295.99 meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After rounding = 296 meters.<BR>\n" );
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