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1.Homework Statement
One day, while working on a downtown construction site, Eugenia accidentally dropped her cell phone into the large excavation on the site. Fortunately, the cell phone landed on a pile of soft Earth and was not damaged. She asked Tony, the construction manager, who was working nearby to throw the cell phone back up to her.
The height of an object thrown vertically up is modeled by
s(t) = s0 + v0t - 1/2gt^2
where s0 is the initial height above the ground, v0 is the initial velocity, g is the acceleration due to gravity, t is the time, and s(t) is the height above the ground at time t.
If Tony is 10m below ground level, and the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8m/s^2, with what initial velocity must he throw the cell phone for it to reach Eugenia? Explain any assumptions you make and show your calculations, graphs, or both to justify your answer.
h(t) = t^2 + t + c
s(t) = s0 + v0t - 1/2gt^2
Fail.
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i169/Alkapwn/math2-1.jpg
One day, while working on a downtown construction site, Eugenia accidentally dropped her cell phone into the large excavation on the site. Fortunately, the cell phone landed on a pile of soft Earth and was not damaged. She asked Tony, the construction manager, who was working nearby to throw the cell phone back up to her.
The height of an object thrown vertically up is modeled by
s(t) = s0 + v0t - 1/2gt^2
where s0 is the initial height above the ground, v0 is the initial velocity, g is the acceleration due to gravity, t is the time, and s(t) is the height above the ground at time t.
If Tony is 10m below ground level, and the acceleration due to gravity is 9.8m/s^2, with what initial velocity must he throw the cell phone for it to reach Eugenia? Explain any assumptions you make and show your calculations, graphs, or both to justify your answer.
Homework Equations
h(t) = t^2 + t + c
s(t) = s0 + v0t - 1/2gt^2
The Attempt at a Solution
Fail.
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i169/Alkapwn/math2-1.jpg
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