An object thrown vertically upward from the surface of a celestial body reaches a height of f (t) = − t^2 + 30t meters after seconds on the interval [0,30].  (i) What was the object’s acceleration at seconds t=15 seconds? (ii) At what time was the velocity of the object meters/second -15 meters/second?

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An object thrown vertically upward from the surface of a celestial body reaches a height of f (t) = − t^2 + 30t meters after seconds on the interval [0,30]. 

(i) What was the object’s acceleration at seconds t=15 seconds?
(ii) At what time was the velocity of the object meters/second -15 meters/second?

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