A potato is launched vertically upward with an initial velocity of 170 feet per second from a potato gun at the top of an 66-foot-tall building. The distance in feet that the potato travels from the ground after t seconds is given by s(t) 16+2 + 170t + 66. a) Find the velocity of the potato after 2.2 seconds and 7 seconds. At t = 2.2 seconds, v = At t = 7 seconds, v = feet per second. feet per second. b) Find the speed of the potato at 2.2 second and 7 seconds. At t = 2.2 seconds, the speed of the potato is At t = 7 seconds, the speed of the potato is c) Determine when the potato reaches its maximum height. t seconds Determine how long the potato is in the air. seconds. d) Find the acceleration of the potato at 2.2 seconds and 7 seconds. At t = 2.2 seconds, a = At t = 7 seconds, a = feet per second. Determine the velocity of the potato upon hitting the ground. feet per second. feet per second. feet per second per second. feet per second per second.

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A potato is launched vertically upward with an initial velocity of 170 feet per second from a potato gun at the top of a 66-foot-tall building. The distance in feet that the potato travels from the ground after *t* seconds is given by \( s(t) = -16t^2 + 170t + 66 \).

**a) Find the velocity of the potato after 2.2 seconds and 7 seconds.**

- At \( t = 2.2 \) seconds, \( v = \) _____ feet per second.
- At \( t = 7 \) seconds, \( v = \) _____ feet per second.

**b) Find the speed of the potato at 2.2 seconds and 7 seconds.**

- At \( t = 2.2 \) seconds, the speed of the potato is _____ feet per second.
- At \( t = 7 \) seconds, the speed of the potato is _____ feet per second.

**c) Determine when the potato reaches its maximum height.**

- \( t = \) _____ seconds

**d) Find the acceleration of the potato at 2.2 seconds and 7 seconds.**

- At \( t = 2.2 \) seconds, \( a = \) _____ feet per second per second.
- At \( t = 7 \) seconds, \( a = \) _____ feet per second per second.

**Determine how long the potato is in the air.**

- _____ seconds

**Determine the velocity of the potato upon hitting the ground.**

- _____ feet per second

There are no graphs or diagrams in this text.
Transcribed Image Text:A potato is launched vertically upward with an initial velocity of 170 feet per second from a potato gun at the top of a 66-foot-tall building. The distance in feet that the potato travels from the ground after *t* seconds is given by \( s(t) = -16t^2 + 170t + 66 \). **a) Find the velocity of the potato after 2.2 seconds and 7 seconds.** - At \( t = 2.2 \) seconds, \( v = \) _____ feet per second. - At \( t = 7 \) seconds, \( v = \) _____ feet per second. **b) Find the speed of the potato at 2.2 seconds and 7 seconds.** - At \( t = 2.2 \) seconds, the speed of the potato is _____ feet per second. - At \( t = 7 \) seconds, the speed of the potato is _____ feet per second. **c) Determine when the potato reaches its maximum height.** - \( t = \) _____ seconds **d) Find the acceleration of the potato at 2.2 seconds and 7 seconds.** - At \( t = 2.2 \) seconds, \( a = \) _____ feet per second per second. - At \( t = 7 \) seconds, \( a = \) _____ feet per second per second. **Determine how long the potato is in the air.** - _____ seconds **Determine the velocity of the potato upon hitting the ground.** - _____ feet per second There are no graphs or diagrams in this text.
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(a) s = -16t+ 170t + 66 

      Velocity is given by, 

         v = ds/dt = 170 - 32t

      So, at t = 2.2 seconds, velocity is (170 - 32x2.2) = 99.6 ft/sec upwards. [Ans]

      At t = 7 seconds, velocity is (170 - 32x7) = -54 ft/sec, i.e., 54 ft/sec downwards. [Ans]

 

(b) distance travelled in t = 2.2 seconds is (-16x2.22 + 170x2.2 + 66) = 362.56 ft

    So, speed at t = 2.2 seconds is 362.56/2.2 = 164.8 ft/sec. [Ans]

    distance travelled in t = 7 seconds is (-16x72 + 170x7 + 66) = 472 ft. 

    So, speed at t = 7 seconds is 472/7 ≈67.43 ft/sec. [Ans]

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