document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=85323>Question 85323</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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. This function is s = -16t2 + v0t + s0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "•	16 represents ½g, the gravitational pull due to gravity (measured in feet per second 2). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "•	v0 is the initial velocity (how hard do you throw the object, measured in feet per second).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "•	s0 is the initial distance above ground (in feet). If you are standing on the ground, then s0 = 0.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the maximum height of the ball? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "• 16 represents ½g, the gravitational pull due to gravity (measured in feet per second 2). <BR>\n" );
document.write( "• v0 is the initial velocity (how hard do you throw the object, measured in feet per second).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "• s0 is the initial distance above ground (in feet). If you are standing on the ground, then s0 = 0.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s(t) = -16t^2+32t+0<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the maximum height of the ball?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "max height occurs at t = -b/2a = -32/(2(-16)) = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "max height is s(1) = -16+32 = 16 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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