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A person throws a shot put from height of 5 feet with an initial vertical velocity of 40 feet per second. Use the vertical motion model, h = -16t^2 + vt + s, where v is the initial velocity in feet per second and s is the initial height in feet, to calculate the amount of time the shot put is in the air before it hits the ground.

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Answer:2.6

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A person throws a shot put from height of 5 feet with an initial vertical velocity-example-1
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