document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=411228>Question 411228</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> s=16t^2+v*t+k gives the height of the ball at anytime t in seconds where v is the initial velocity speed in ft/sec and k is the initial height? i am soo confused </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #289105 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jjordan95><B>jjordan95(63)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jjordan95><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=jjordan95><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=289105\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There is nothing here to answer.  The \"question\" is simply a statement.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s=k%2Bvt%2B16t%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s=k%2Bvt%2B16t%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S is the position of an object at any given time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k is the initial position.  (Where is started.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v is the initial velocity.  (The speed at which it started.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t is the time.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16t^2 comes from the original equation <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s=k%2Bvt%2B%281%2F2%29at%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s=k%2Bvt%2B%281%2F2%29at%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, the acceleration due to gravity is 32 feet per second,<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%2832%29t%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29%2832%29t%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > gives us 16t^2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a is the acceleration.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a simplified version of the equation.  The information above is not totally correct, but it is simplified so that you can understand the basic concept.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you simply need to put this into the quadratic formula, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then, looking at the equation, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s=k%2Bvt%2B16t%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s=k%2Bvt%2B16t%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, you can find<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=v ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=v\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=c=k ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"c=k\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "v and k are explained above. </SPAN>\n" );
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