A stone is thrown straight up from the edge of a roof, 1000 feet above the ground, at a speed of 12 feet per second. A. Remembering that the acceleration due to gravity is –32ft/sec², how high is the stone 6 seconds later?

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A stone is thrown straight up from the edge of a roof, 1000 feet above the ground, at a speed of 12 feet per second.
A. Remembering that the acceleration due to gravity is –32ft/sec?, how high is the stone 6 seconds later?
Answer: 1072
feet.
B. At what time does the stone hit the ground?
Answer: 8.18
sec
C. What is the velocity of the stone when it hits the ground?
Answer: 261.76
ft/sec.
Transcribed Image Text:Entered Answer Preview Result 1072 1072 incorrect 8.18 8.18 incorrect 261.76 261.76 incorrect At least one of the answers above is NOT correct. A stone is thrown straight up from the edge of a roof, 1000 feet above the ground, at a speed of 12 feet per second. A. Remembering that the acceleration due to gravity is –32ft/sec?, how high is the stone 6 seconds later? Answer: 1072 feet. B. At what time does the stone hit the ground? Answer: 8.18 sec C. What is the velocity of the stone when it hits the ground? Answer: 261.76 ft/sec.
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