A tennis ball is dropped from a certain height. Its height in feet is given by h(t)=−16t2+20 where t represents the time in seconds after launch. What is the ball's initial height?Answer: feet
Q. A tennis ball is dropped from a certain height. Its height in feet is given by h(t)=−16t2+20 where t represents the time in seconds after launch. What is the ball's initial height?Answer: feet
Identify Equation: The equation given is h(t)=−16t2+20. To find the initial height, we need to determine the value of h(t) when t=0, since the initial height is the height of the ball at the time it is dropped, which is at time t=0.Calculation: h(0)=−16(0)2+20=20
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