document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1137058>Question 1137058</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  In object is thrown off a platform  that is 15 feet high with an initial velocity of 8.5 feet/S. What function models the height H open the object after T seconds?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The commonly used value for gravity on Earth is 32 ft/sec/sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sometimes 32.2 is used.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "---> h(t) = -16t^2 + 8.5t + 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 8.5 is positive if it is thrown upward, and negative if downward. </SPAN>\n" );
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