(a) The acceleration due to gravity is ft/sec.
The initial velocity of ball is ft/s.
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The initial height when ball is thrown up is feet.
Acceleration of a ball is rate of change in velocity .
Velocity is .
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The position of a balloon at time is
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Velocity of a ball is rate of change in position .
Position at time is
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The height of balloon is feet.
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The balloon reaches ground when height is zero.
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is not consider, the time can not be negative.
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The balloon reaches ground when time sec.
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Apply derivative on each side with respect to .
The balloon reaches the ground when sec.
The velocity is ft/sec.
(a) The balloon reaches ground when time sec.
(b)The velocity is ft/sec.