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Here is the problem: Homer Hickim and his friends shoot off a rocket. A fire is reported 3 miles away from the launch pad (1mile = 5289 feet). Homer and his friends are accused of the fire. Homer knows that the rocket took 14 seconds to come down from its highest point. This means that the...

Sorry for not mentioning it earlier, so would my correct equation to find the initial velocity be: 14x5280 = 1/2(-32)(28)^2+v(28) ?

5280 feet = 1 mile

Heres the top half of the problem: Homer Hickim and his friends shoot off a rocket. A fire is reported 3 miles away from the launch pad (1mile = 5289 feet). Homer and his friends are accused of the fire.

Altitude = Highest point reached right? if that's the case the total time the rocket was in the air is 28, meaning 14 seconds going up, 14 coming down. If alititude does = highest point, then at 14 seconds the rocket hits its alititude, i just did 14x5280 as a guess i would say, any idea of how...

so my full equation would be: 14x5280 = 1/2(-32)(28)^2+v(28) ? Im still not sure what the altitude would be

The movie is October Sky

Here is the problem: Homer knows that the rocket took 14 seconds to come down from its highest point. This means that the rocket was in the air for about 28 seconds before it hit the ground. Use the following equation from the movie to find out the initial velocity of the rocket in feet per...