document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=120078>Question 120078</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The path of a falling object is given by the function s=-16t^2+v0t+s0 where v0 represents the initial velocity in ft/sec and s0 represents the initial height in feet. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a rock is thrown upward with an initial velocity of 32 feet per second from the top of a 40-foot building, write the height (s) equation using this information. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How high is the rock after 0.5 second?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After how many seconds will the graph reach maximum height? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the maximum height? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #88002 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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=88002\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The path of a falling object is given by the function s=-16t^2+v0t+s0 where v0 represents the initial velocity in ft/sec and s0 represents the initial height in feet. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If a rock is thrown upward with an initial velocity of 32 feet per second from the top of a 40-foot building, write the height (s) equation using this information.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h(t)=-16t^2+32t+40<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How high is the rock after 0.5 second?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find h(0.5) = 52 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After how many seconds will the graph reach maximum height?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Maximum height when t = -b/2a = -32/(-2*16)= 1 second<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the maximum height?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find h(1) = -16+32+40 = 56 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. \r<BR>\n" );
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