document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=402443>Question 402443</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A golf ball is launched upward with an initial speed of 30 m/sec by a golfer atop the Washington Monument, which is 160 m above the ground. How high above the ground will the ball be after 3 sec?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm not sure how to set this up. Should I use: distance = rate × time?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #284753 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=284753\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Distance = rate*time only works for constant velocity problems. In this problem, we have the acceleration due to gravity.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The formula for determining position given a constant acceleration is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X+=+%281%2F2%29at%5E2+%2B+v%5B0%5Dt+%2B+x%5B0%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X+=+%281%2F2%29at%5E2+%2B+v%5B0%5Dt+%2B+x%5B0%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, where a = -9.81 m/s^2, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v%5B0%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v%5B0%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the original velocity, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B0%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B0%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the original position (this equation is derived using integral calculus). Here, t = 3 s, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v%5B0%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v%5B0%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 30 m/s, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B0%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B0%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 160 m. Therefore,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X+=+%281%2F2%29%28-9.81m%2Fs%5E2%29%283s%29%5E2+%2B+%2830m%2Fs%29%283s%29+%2B+160m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X+=+%281%2F2%29%28-9.81m%2Fs%5E2%29%283s%29%5E2+%2B+%2830m%2Fs%29%283s%29+%2B+160m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 205.9 meters </SPAN>\n" );
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