College Algebra (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321979478
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-947-6

Chapter R - Section R.8 - nth Roots; Rational Exponents - R.8 Assess Your Understanding - Page 80: 120

Answer

(a) $v = 16$ ft/sec (b) $v = 32$ ft/sec (c) $v = 12$ ft/sec

Work Step by Step

We apply the given formula, where h is the height of the incline plane and $v_{0}$ is the initial velocity of the object: $v = \sqrt{64h +v_{0}^{2}}$ (a) As given by the problem, $h = 4, v_{0} = 0$, so: $v = \sqrt{64*4 +0^{2}}$ = $16$ (b) As given by the problem, $h = 16, v_{0} = 0$, so: $v = \sqrt{64*16 +0^{2}}$ = $32$ (c) As given by the problem, $h = 2, v_{0} = 4$, so: $v = \sqrt{64*2 +4^{2}}$ = $\sqrt{64*2 +16}$ = $12$
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