SOLUTION: if s(t)=-16t^2 + 100t + 400 represents the position of a moving object, find the initial velocity

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Question 982546: if s(t)=-16t^2 + 100t + 400 represents the position of a moving object, find the initial velocity
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Velocity would be the derivative of position with respect to time.
v=ds%2Fst
v=-32t%2B100
Initially, t=0
v=-32%280%29%2B100
v=100