Question

"a diver is standing on a platform 24ft. above the pool. he jumps from the platform with an initial upward velocity of 8ft/s. use the formula h(t)=-16t^2+vt+s." what does "s" stand for and what is the answer for s

Answer 1

Do you know what h(t) represents?

Answer 2

h is height above water and t is time

Answer 3

it also says s is the starting height ,but how would i find that

Answer 4

Okay, good.Also, Notice that "s" is the only variable that is not being multiplied by "t" in h(t). Assuming we call the point in time where the diver beings their jump t=0, what should be the height at that point?

Answer 5

At the point t=0.

Answer 6

so his starting height is 0? which is "s"

Answer 7

Not quite. In the question it says that the diver is standing on a platform 24ft above the ground.

Answer 8

before he starts his jump

Answer 9

so "s" would be 24

Answer 10

Yes, but check if your answer requires you to convert your units from ft to something else like meters.

Answer 11

oh okay yay

Answer 12

You can also see that "s" should be 24 feet by noticing that when t=0, that means initial time or conditions.