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A ball is thrown from an initial height of 2 feet with an initial upward velocity of 27/fts. The ball's height h (in feet) after t seconds is given by the following.

h=2+27t-16t2 Find all values of t for which the ball's height is 12 feet.
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Answer: The height of ball is 12 ft at t=0.55 and t=1.14.

Explanation:

General projectile motion is defined as


y=-16t^(2) +vt+yo

v is initial velocity and y₀ is initial height.

It is given that the initial height is 2 and the initial upward velocity is 27.


y=-16t^(2) +27t+2

The height of ball is 12 ft. Put y=12


12=-16t^(2) +27t+2


0=-16t^(2) +27t-10

t=0.549 or t=1.139

round

t=0.55 or 1.14

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