The equation h(t) = − 16t^2 + 19t + 110 gives the height of a rock, in feet, t seconds after it is thrown from a cliff. What is the initial velocity when the rock is thrown?

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The equation h(t) = − 16t^2 + 19t + 110 gives the height of a rock, in feet, t seconds after it is thrown from a cliff.

What is the initial velocity when the rock is thrown?

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ummm.. i think 19 feet per second and it would probably (i think) be thrown upward

David Cahill answered Mar 11, 2019

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That would be the coefficient of the t term: 19 ft/sec, upward.

Rakensi answered Mar 15, 2019

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