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A question about free fall, velocity, and the height of an object.



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A falling stone is at a certain instant $100$ feet above the ground. Two seconds later it is only $16$ feet above the ground.



a) If it was thrown downward with an initial speed of $5$ ft/sec, from what height was it thrown?



b) If it was thrown upward with an initial speed of $10$ ft/sec, from what height was it thrown?



I got the wrong answers when working on this.



To solve a):



$$s(t+2) - s(t) = 84$$
$$s(t) = v_0t+cfrac12at^2, v_0 = 5, a = 32$$
$$left[5(t+2)+16(t+2)^2right]-(5t+16t^2)=84$$
$$64t=10$$
$$t=cfrac58$$
$$5left(cfrac58right)+16left(cfrac58right)^2=9.375$$
$$h_0=109.375$$



To solve b):



$$100=-16t^2+7t+h_0$$
$$16=-16(t+2)^2+7(t+2)+h_0$$
now subtract the smaller constant from the larger
$$-84=-71t+7t-50$$
$$t=cfrac3471$$
$$100=-16left(cfrac3471right)^2+7left(cfrac3471right)+h_0$$
$$h_0=cfrac5056985041$$



However the answers are:
$a=cfrac647565$
$b=100$



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    A falling stone is at a certain instant $100$ feet above the ground. Two seconds later it is only $16$ feet above the ground.



    a) If it was thrown downward with an initial speed of $5$ ft/sec, from what height was it thrown?



    b) If it was thrown upward with an initial speed of $10$ ft/sec, from what height was it thrown?



    I got the wrong answers when working on this.



    To solve a):



    $$s(t+2) - s(t) = 84$$
    $$s(t) = v_0t+cfrac12at^2, v_0 = 5, a = 32$$
    $$left[5(t+2)+16(t+2)^2right]-(5t+16t^2)=84$$
    $$64t=10$$
    $$t=cfrac58$$
    $$5left(cfrac58right)+16left(cfrac58right)^2=9.375$$
    $$h_0=109.375$$



    To solve b):



    $$100=-16t^2+7t+h_0$$
    $$16=-16(t+2)^2+7(t+2)+h_0$$
    now subtract the smaller constant from the larger
    $$-84=-71t+7t-50$$
    $$t=cfrac3471$$
    $$100=-16left(cfrac3471right)^2+7left(cfrac3471right)+h_0$$
    $$h_0=cfrac5056985041$$



    However the answers are:
    $a=cfrac647565$
    $b=100$



    What am I doing wrong?










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      A falling stone is at a certain instant $100$ feet above the ground. Two seconds later it is only $16$ feet above the ground.



      a) If it was thrown downward with an initial speed of $5$ ft/sec, from what height was it thrown?



      b) If it was thrown upward with an initial speed of $10$ ft/sec, from what height was it thrown?



      I got the wrong answers when working on this.



      To solve a):



      $$s(t+2) - s(t) = 84$$
      $$s(t) = v_0t+cfrac12at^2, v_0 = 5, a = 32$$
      $$left[5(t+2)+16(t+2)^2right]-(5t+16t^2)=84$$
      $$64t=10$$
      $$t=cfrac58$$
      $$5left(cfrac58right)+16left(cfrac58right)^2=9.375$$
      $$h_0=109.375$$



      To solve b):



      $$100=-16t^2+7t+h_0$$
      $$16=-16(t+2)^2+7(t+2)+h_0$$
      now subtract the smaller constant from the larger
      $$-84=-71t+7t-50$$
      $$t=cfrac3471$$
      $$100=-16left(cfrac3471right)^2+7left(cfrac3471right)+h_0$$
      $$h_0=cfrac5056985041$$



      However the answers are:
      $a=cfrac647565$
      $b=100$



      What am I doing wrong?










      share|cite|improve this question









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      A falling stone is at a certain instant $100$ feet above the ground. Two seconds later it is only $16$ feet above the ground.



      a) If it was thrown downward with an initial speed of $5$ ft/sec, from what height was it thrown?



      b) If it was thrown upward with an initial speed of $10$ ft/sec, from what height was it thrown?



      I got the wrong answers when working on this.



      To solve a):



      $$s(t+2) - s(t) = 84$$
      $$s(t) = v_0t+cfrac12at^2, v_0 = 5, a = 32$$
      $$left[5(t+2)+16(t+2)^2right]-(5t+16t^2)=84$$
      $$64t=10$$
      $$t=cfrac58$$
      $$5left(cfrac58right)+16left(cfrac58right)^2=9.375$$
      $$h_0=109.375$$



      To solve b):



      $$100=-16t^2+7t+h_0$$
      $$16=-16(t+2)^2+7(t+2)+h_0$$
      now subtract the smaller constant from the larger
      $$-84=-71t+7t-50$$
      $$t=cfrac3471$$
      $$100=-16left(cfrac3471right)^2+7left(cfrac3471right)+h_0$$
      $$h_0=cfrac5056985041$$



      However the answers are:
      $a=cfrac647565$
      $b=100$



      What am I doing wrong?







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          The error in a) is simple:



          From $64t=10$ it follows $t=frac532 neq frac58$. Substituting this into your formula for $s(t)$ (including that after time $t$ you are at $100$ft) yields:



          $h_0=100+5left(frac58right) + 16left(frac58right)^2=frac647564$



          which is very similar to your answer key (I assume you mistyped the denominator).



          In b) you seem to be calculating with $v_0=7ft/s$, but $v_0=10ft/s$ was given.






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            the solution of
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            should be $t=frac532$ not $t=frac58$






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              The error in a) is simple:



              From $64t=10$ it follows $t=frac532 neq frac58$. Substituting this into your formula for $s(t)$ (including that after time $t$ you are at $100$ft) yields:



              $h_0=100+5left(frac58right) + 16left(frac58right)^2=frac647564$



              which is very similar to your answer key (I assume you mistyped the denominator).



              In b) you seem to be calculating with $v_0=7ft/s$, but $v_0=10ft/s$ was given.






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                The error in a) is simple:



                From $64t=10$ it follows $t=frac532 neq frac58$. Substituting this into your formula for $s(t)$ (including that after time $t$ you are at $100$ft) yields:



                $h_0=100+5left(frac58right) + 16left(frac58right)^2=frac647564$



                which is very similar to your answer key (I assume you mistyped the denominator).



                In b) you seem to be calculating with $v_0=7ft/s$, but $v_0=10ft/s$ was given.






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                  The error in a) is simple:



                  From $64t=10$ it follows $t=frac532 neq frac58$. Substituting this into your formula for $s(t)$ (including that after time $t$ you are at $100$ft) yields:



                  $h_0=100+5left(frac58right) + 16left(frac58right)^2=frac647564$



                  which is very similar to your answer key (I assume you mistyped the denominator).



                  In b) you seem to be calculating with $v_0=7ft/s$, but $v_0=10ft/s$ was given.






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                  The error in a) is simple:



                  From $64t=10$ it follows $t=frac532 neq frac58$. Substituting this into your formula for $s(t)$ (including that after time $t$ you are at $100$ft) yields:



                  $h_0=100+5left(frac58right) + 16left(frac58right)^2=frac647564$



                  which is very similar to your answer key (I assume you mistyped the denominator).



                  In b) you seem to be calculating with $v_0=7ft/s$, but $v_0=10ft/s$ was given.







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                      the solution of
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