Question

A softball is tossed into the air upward from a first floor balcony. The distance of the ball above the ground at any time is given by the function, distance function.png, where h(t) is the height of the softball above the ground (in feet) and t is the time (in seconds). What was the maximum height, in feet, of the softball above the ground after it was thrown?

Answer 1

we are given with the situation that says a softball is tossed into the air upward and is asked for the height of the soft ball above the ground as a function of t. The formula using kinetic equations is h(t) = y0 + vot - 1/2 gt2. g is equal to 32.2 ft/s. h(t) = y0 + vot - 16.1 t2 where yo is the initial height and vo is the initial velocity. use vo2 = 2gh to get the maximum height