A Stone Is Thrown Straight Up from the Roof of an 48-Ft

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Multiple Choice

A stone is thrown straight up from the roof of an 48-ft building. The distance (in feet) of the stone from the ground at any time t (in seconds) is given by . Sketch the graph of h. When is the stone rising, and when is it falling? If the stone were to miss the building, when would it hit the ground?

• A) Rising in the time interval (0, 1); falling in the time interval (1, 3); when t = 3sec
• B) Rising in the time interval (3, -1); falling in the time interval (-1, 1); when t = 1sec
• C) Rising in the time interval (0, 1); falling in the time interval (1, 3); when t = 3sec

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