document.write( "Question 1077731: An object moving vertically is at the given heights at the specified times. Find the position equation.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "s = beveled 1 halfat2 + v0t + s0 for the object given the following conditions.
\n" ); document.write( "the 0's are subscripts
\n" ); document.write( "At t = 1 seconds, s = 48 feet
\n" ); document.write( "At t = 2 seconds, s = 64 feet
\n" ); document.write( "At t = 3 seconds, s = 48 feet\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A.) \"+s+=+16t%5E2+-+96t+%2B+192+\"
\n" ); document.write( "B.) \"+s+=+32t%5E2+-+96t+%2B+192+\"
\n" ); document.write( "C.) \"+s+=+-16t%5E2+%2B+64t+%2B+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "D.) \"+s+=+-32t%5E2+%2B+64t+\"
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Algebra.Com's Answer #692219 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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The general form is:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s%28t%29+=+a%2At%5E2+%2B+b%2At+%2B+c+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(1)
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s%281%29=+48+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+48+=+a%2A1%5E2+%2B+b%2A1+%2B+c+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+%2B+b+%2B+c+=+48+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(2)
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s%282%29+=+64+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+64+=+a%2A2%5E2+%2B+b%2A2+%2B+c+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+4a+%2B+2b+%2B+c+=+64+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(3)
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s%283%29+=+48+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+48+=+a%2A3%5E2+%2B+b%2A3+%2B+c+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+9a+%2B+3b+%2B+c+=+48+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "From (1) and (3)
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+%2B+b+%2B+c+=+9a+%2B+3b+%2B+c+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+%2B+b+=+9a+%2B+3b+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+8a+=+-2b+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+b+=+-4a+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract (1) from (2)
\n" ); document.write( "\"+4a+%2B+2b+%2B+c+=+64+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+-a+-+b+-+c+=+-48+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+3a+%2B+b+=+16+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Plug (1) into (2)
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3a+-+4a+=+16+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+-16+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+b+=+-4a+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+b+=+-4%2A%28-16%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+b+=+64+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+9a+%2B+3b+%2B+c+=+48+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+9%2A%28-16%29+%2B+3%2A64+%2B+c+=+48+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+-144+%2B+192+%2B+c+=+48+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+144+-+192+%2B+48+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+0+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "So, I have:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+-16+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+64+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "The answer is (C) \"+-16t%5E2+%2B+64t+%2B+0+\"\r
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