A potato is launched vertically upward with an initial velocity of 110 ft/s from 85-foot-tall building. The distance in feet that the potato travels from the grou s(t) =-81t2 + 225t + 2. |3D (i) Find the velocity of the potato after 0.5 s = ft/s (ii) Find the speed of the potato at 0.5 s ft/s (iii) Determine when the potato reaches its maximum height= S (iv) Find the acceleration of the potato at 0.5 s =. ft/s

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A potato is launched vertically upward with an initial velocity of 110 ft/s from a potato gun at the top of an
85-foot-tall building. The distance in feet that the potato travels from the ground after t seconds is given by
s(t) = -81t + 225t + 2.
(i) Find the velocity of the potato after 0.5 s
ft/s
(ii) Find the speed of the potato at 0.5 s
ft/s
(iii) Determine when the potato reaches its maximum height=
(iv) Find the acceleration of the potato at 0.5 s .
ft/s
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Transcribed Image Text:A potato is launched vertically upward with an initial velocity of 110 ft/s from a potato gun at the top of an 85-foot-tall building. The distance in feet that the potato travels from the ground after t seconds is given by s(t) = -81t + 225t + 2. (i) Find the velocity of the potato after 0.5 s ft/s (ii) Find the speed of the potato at 0.5 s ft/s (iii) Determine when the potato reaches its maximum height= (iv) Find the acceleration of the potato at 0.5 s . ft/s Next page
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