The opening of the cannon pictured at the left is 16 feet above the ground. The daredevil, who is shot out of the cannon, reaches a maximum height of 55 feet after about 1.56 seconds and hits a net that is 9.5 feet off the ground after 3.25 seconds. Use this information to answer the following questions.
a. Write a rule that relates the daredevil's height above the ground h at a time t seconds after the cannon is fired.
b. At what upward velocity is the daredevil shot from the cannon?
c. If, for some unfortunate reason, the net slipped to the ground at the firing of the cannon, when would the daredevil hit the ground?