A hot-air balloon rises vertically from the ground so that its height after t s is given by the following function. h =  1 2t2 +  1 2t ft where (0 ≤ t ≤ 60) (a) What is the height (in ft) of the balloon at the end of 49 sec?  ft (b) What is the average velocity (in ft/sec) of the balloon between t = 0 and t = 49?  ft/sec (c) What is the velocity at time t? v(t) =

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A hot-air balloon rises vertically from the ground so that its height after t s is given by the following function.
h = 
1
2
t2 + 
1
2
t ft where (0 ≤ t ≤ 60)
(a)
What is the height (in ft) of the balloon at the end of 49 sec?
 ft
(b)
What is the average velocity (in ft/sec) of the balloon between t = 0 and t = 49?
 ft/sec
(c)
What is the velocity at time t?
v(t) = 
 
 
 
What is the velocity (in ft/sec) at the end of 49 sec?
 ft/sec
 
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