Altitude of a Launched Object. The altitude of an object, in meters, is given by the polynomial
where h is the height, in meters, at which the launch occurs, v is the initial upward speed (or velocity), in meters per second, and t is the number of seconds for which the object is airborne.
A golf ball is launched upward with an initial speed of 30 m/ sec by a golfer on the third level of The Golf Club at Chelsea Piers, Manhattan, which is 10 m above the ground. How high above the ground will the ball be after 3 sec?
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