SOLUTION: If a ball is tossed into the air from a height of 6 feet with a velocity of 32 feet per second, then its altitude at time t (in seconds) can be described by the function A(t)=-15t+

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Question 194791: If a ball is tossed into the air from a height of 6 feet with a velocity of 32 feet per second, then its altitude at time t (in seconds) can be described by the function A(t)=-15t+32t+6.
Find the altitude of the ball at 2 seconds
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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I don't know where you got the altitude function that you stated, but it is incorrect (even if you are on a different planet - you still need to square the variable in the first term). What you want is:



You need to find A(2):



You can do your own arithmetic.


John