Choose the One Alternative That Best Completes the Statement or Answers

question 16

Multiple Choice

Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Solve the problem.
-A foul tip of a baseball is hit straight upward from a height of 4 feet with an initial velocity of 112 feet per second. The function $s ( t ) = - 16 t ^ { 2 } + 112 t + 4$ describes the ball's height above the ground, $s ( t )$ , in feet, $t$ seconds after it was hit. What is the instantaneous speed of the ball $0.5$ seconds after it was hit?

• A) \(- 28.8\)
• B) 96
• C) \(- 67.2\)
• D) \(28.8\)

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Operating Activity

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Accounts Payable

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Financial obligations of a company that are due more than one year in the future, often used for significant projects or to purchase assets.

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