Had Galileo dropped a cannonball from the Tower of Pisa, 179 ft above the ground, the balls

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Had Galileo dropped a cannonball from the Tower of Pisa, 179 ft above the ground, the ball’s height above the ground t sec into the fall would have been s = 179 - 16t2.

a. What would have been the ball’s velocity, speed, and acceleration at time t?

b. About how long would it have taken the ball to hit the ground?

c. What would have been the ball’s velocity at the moment of impact?

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Thomas Calculus Early Transcendentals

ISBN: 9780321884077

13th Edition

Authors: Joel R Hass, Christopher E Heil, Maurice D Weir

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