document.write( "Question 51305: Suppose a baseball is shot up from the ground straight up with an initial velocity of 32 feet per second. A function can be created by expressing distance above the ground, s, as a function of time, t. \n" );
document.write( "This function is s = -16t2 + v0t + s0 \n" );
document.write( "• 16 represents 1/2g, the gravitational pull due to gravity (measured in feet per second2). \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. \n" );
document.write( "a) What is the function that describes this problem? \n" );
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