Question: A potato is launched vertically upward with an initial velocity of100 ft/sfrom a potato gun at the top of an80fttall building. The distance, in feet,

A potato is launched vertically upward with an initial velocity of100 ft/sfrom a potato gun at the top of an80fttall building. The distance, in feet, that the potato travels from the ground aftertsecondsis given bys(t) =16t2+ 100t+80. Determine how long (in s) the potato is in the air. Determine the velocity (in ft/s) of the potato upon hitting the ground.

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