Solve
-The Speed of a Ball Dropped from a Tower $f ( t ) = 32 t$

question 172

Multiple Choice

Solve.
-The speed of a ball dropped from a tower is given by the linear function $f ( t ) = 32 t$ where $f ( t )$ is in feet per second and $t$ is the number of seconds since the ball was dropped. Find the speed of the ball after 7 seconds.

• A) 214 feet per second
• B) 32 feet per second
• C) 224 feet per second
• D) 7 feet per second

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