document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=59088>Question 59088</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ball is thrown straight up at an initial velocity of 53 feet per second.  In the first 1.5 seconds, it travels 42 feet.  The formula  s= u+v t<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " represents the vertical distance s that an object travels in t seconds, where u represents the initail velocity of the object an dv represnts the velocity of the object at the end of t seconds.  Find the velocity of the ball at the end of 1.5 seconds   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #40524 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=40524\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A ball is thrown straight up at an initial velocity of 53 feet per second.  In the first 1.5 seconds, it travels 42 feet.  The formula  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=s=%28u%2Bvt%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"s=%28u%2Bvt%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " represents the vertical distance s that an object travels in t seconds, where u represents the initail velocity of the object an dv represnts the velocity of the object at the end of t seconds.  Find the velocity of the ball at the end of 1.5 seconds  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the formula for v, and plug and chug.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2s-u=vt ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2s-u=vt\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282s-u%29%2Ft=vt%2Ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282s-u%29%2Ft=vt%2Ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v=%282s-u%29%2Ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v=%282s-u%29%2Ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  u=53, s=42, t=1.5 (units for v:ft/s)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=v=31%2F1.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"v=31%2F1.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "v=20.6666667 ft/s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v=2.1x10 ft/s  rounding off to significatant digits. I don't know how much that matters to you.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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