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Using a potato launcher, a potato is launched upward in the air with an initial velocity of 9 meters per second. How high will the potato be 1.5 seconds after it is launched? Use d = rt - 5t^2
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Using a potato launcher, a potato is launched upward in the air with an initial velocity of 9 meters per second. How high will the potato be 1.5 seconds after it is launched?
Use d = rt - 5t^2
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r = 9 m/sec
t = 1.5
Sub to find d