Ballast (a) Find the height h(t) (in feet) of the ballast from the ground at time t. Hint: h'(t) = -32t and h(0) = 520. h(t) = |-161? + 520 (b) When will the ballast strike the ground? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) 16.25 X sec (c) Find the velocity of the ballast when it hits the ground. (Round your answer to two decimal places.) ft/sec

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Ballast Dropped from a Balloon A ballast is dropped from a stationary hot-air balloon that is hovering at an altitude of 520 ft. The velocity of the ballast after t sec is -32t ft/sec.
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(a) Find the height h(t) (in feet) of the ballast from the ground at time t. Hint: h'(t) = -32t and h(0) = 520.
h(t) = -162.
+ 520
(b) When will the ballast strike the ground? (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
16.25
X sec
(c) Find the velocity of the ballast when it hits the ground. (Round your answer to two decimal places.)
ft/sec
Transcribed Image Text:Ballast Dropped from a Balloon A ballast is dropped from a stationary hot-air balloon that is hovering at an altitude of 520 ft. The velocity of the ballast after t sec is -32t ft/sec. Ballast (a) Find the height h(t) (in feet) of the ballast from the ground at time t. Hint: h'(t) = -32t and h(0) = 520. h(t) = -162. + 520 (b) When will the ballast strike the ground? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) 16.25 X sec (c) Find the velocity of the ballast when it hits the ground. (Round your answer to two decimal places.) ft/sec
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