(a)
x(t) = 0 (since it went straight up)
y(t) = 75 + 76t - 16t^2
(b) Just plug in t=2
A distress flare is shot straight up from a ship’s bridge 75 ft above the water with an initial
velocity of 76 ft/sec.
a) Write a set of parametric equations for the path of the flare.
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b) What is the height of the flare after 2 seconds? __________________________
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