Chris stands on top of a giant rock outcrop, 250 feet above the ground. Chris throws a grapefruit upwards, into the air, with initial velocity of 50 feet per second. The grapefruit has a trajectory such that it will fall all the way to the ground. Use calculus to write the equation of the displacement (position) of the grapefruit as a function of time using initial position s = 250 and ground level as position s = 0. Use acceleration a = -32 feet per second per second

Chris stands on top of a giant rock outcrop, 250 feet above the ground. Chris throws a grapefruit upwards, into the air, with initial velocity of 50 feet per second. The grapefruit has a trajectory such that it will fall all the way to the ground. Use calculus to write the equation of the displacement (position) of the grapefruit as a function of time using initial position s = 250 and ground level as position s = 0. Use acceleration a = -32 feet per second per second

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Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter3: Accelerated Motion

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