Respuesta :
a=g≈-32
v=⌠a dt since a≈-32
v=-32t+C, where C is the initial velocity, which we are told is 20 ft/s
v=-32t+20
h=⌠v dt
h=-32t^2/2+20t+C, where C is the initial height, so what is a reasonable initial height? How about 3 ft since we are swinging a bat around maybe our waist level... maybe :P
h=-16t^2+20t+3
Your choices may have made a different assumption about the initial height of course but you did not show your choices, but certainly it will be:
h(t)=-16t^2+20t+hi, where hi is the initial height in feet.
This of course ignores air resistance and flight dynamics of a spinning ball with seams, which will make a significant difference in real life :)
v=⌠a dt since a≈-32
v=-32t+C, where C is the initial velocity, which we are told is 20 ft/s
v=-32t+20
h=⌠v dt
h=-32t^2/2+20t+C, where C is the initial height, so what is a reasonable initial height? How about 3 ft since we are swinging a bat around maybe our waist level... maybe :P
h=-16t^2+20t+3
Your choices may have made a different assumption about the initial height of course but you did not show your choices, but certainly it will be:
h(t)=-16t^2+20t+hi, where hi is the initial height in feet.
This of course ignores air resistance and flight dynamics of a spinning ball with seams, which will make a significant difference in real life :)
[tex]\bf \qquad \textit{initial velocity}\\\\\begin{array}{llll}\qquad \textit{in feet}\\\\
h(t) = -16t^2+v_ot+h_o \\\\
\end{array}
\quad
\begin{cases}
v_o=\textit{initial velocity of the object}\\
h_o=\textit{initial height of the object}\\
h=\textit{height of the object at "t" seconds}
\end{cases}\\\\
-------------------------------\\\\
\textit{"initial upward velocity of 20 feet per second" simply means } v_o=20[/tex]