Thread: Word Problem Gravity Support

Any help figuring this out?

How high will a football that is thrown up into the air at 48 feet per second go if it starts its flight at a height 6 feet above the ground?

Originally Posted by brad

Any help figuring this out?

How high will a football that is thrown up into the air at 48 feet per second go if it starts its flight at a height 6 feet above the ground?

I assume, given the lack of any other information, that the football is thrown straight up into the air.

So the equation for the height of the football is:


Calling the ground the origin and upward positive we get




Now find the maximum height.

-Dan