SOLUTION: After a scientific balloon was launched, it rose at a rate of about 460 feet per minute to a final altitude of 80000 feet. Use function notation to write an equation giving the a

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Question 214948: After a scientific balloon was launched, it rose at a rate of about 460 feet per
minute to a final altitude of 80000 feet. Use function notation to write an
equation giving the altitude of the balloon as a function of time. Let a(t)
represent the altitude as a function of time, t (in minutes).
a(t) =
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After a scientific balloon was launched, it rose at a rate of about 460 feet per
minute to a final altitude of 80000 feet. Use function notation to write an
equation giving the altitude of the balloon as a function of time. Let a(t)
represent the altitude as a function of time, t (in minutes).
a(t) = 460t