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| Question 328717:  a gun is fired straight upward.  the bullet leaves the gun at 100 feet per second (time t=0) after 2 seconds the velocity of the bullet is 36 feet per second there is a linear equation that gives the velocity v in terms of the time t. find the equation and find the velocity after 3 seconds
 Answer by stanbon(75887)
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You can put this solution on YOUR website!  a gun is fired straight upward. the bullet leaves the gun at 100 feet per second (time t=0) after 2 seconds the velocity of the bullet is 36 feet per second there is a linear equation that gives the velocity v in terms of the time t. -----------------------
 You have two points relating time and velocity:
 (0,100) and (2,36)
 slope = (36-100)/(2-0) = -32
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 intercept = 100
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 Equation:
 velocity = -32(time) + 100
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 Find the velocity after 3 seconds.
 v(3) = -32(3) + 100
 v(3) = -96+100
 v(3) = 4 ft/sec
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 cheers,
 stan H.
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