document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=994201>Question 994201</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the position function\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s(t) = -16t^2 + v_0t + s_0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "v0 = initial velocity, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "         s0 = initial position, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "                        t = time\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to answer the following question.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You throw a ball straight up from a rooftop 170 feet high with an initial velocity of 32 feet per second. During which time period will the ball's height exceed that of the rooftop?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: Between ...?? and ...?? seconds. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "s(t) = -16t^2 + v_0t + s_0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "v0 = initial velocity, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "s0 = initial position, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = time <BR>\n" );
document.write( "to answer the following question. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "You throw a ball straight up from a rooftop 170 feet high with an initial velocity of 32 feet per second. During which time period will the ball's height exceed that of the rooftop?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-16t^2 + 32t + 170 > 170<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-16t^2 + 32t > 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-16t(t-2) > 0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: Between 0 and 2 seconds. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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