A potato is launched vertically upward with an initial velocity of 146 ft/s from a potato gun at the top of an85-foot-tall building. The distance in feet that the potato travels from the ground after t seconds is given bys(t) = -25t + 125t + 4.(i) Find the velocity of the potato after 0.5 sft/s(ii) Find the speed of the potato at 0.5 sft/s(iii) Determine when the potato reaches its maximum height=(iv) Find the acceleration of the potato at 0.5 s =.ft/s²

A potato is launched vertically upward with an initial velocity of 146 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) = -25t2 + 125t + 4. (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

A potato is launched vertically upward with an initial velocity of 146 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) = -25t2 + 125t + 4. (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

Elementary Algebra

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