Kojo Manu enjoys throwing spaghetti on his days off. He stands in his backyard every Saturday afternoon. His throwing arm is quite good; his record spaghetti toss was 12 feet in the air, after 4 seconds. At 2 seconds, the spaghetti is 8 feet high. At 5 seconds, it is at 4 feet. (i).Find the equation of his throw. (ii). How high is the spaghetti when he throws it?
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Kojo Manu enjoys throwing spaghetti on his days off. He stands in his backyard every Saturday afternoon. His throwing arm is quite good; his record spaghetti toss was 12 feet in the air, after 4 seconds. At 2 seconds, the spaghetti is 8 feet high. At 5 seconds, it is at 4 feet.
(i).Find the equation of his throw.
(ii). How high is the spaghetti when he throws it?
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