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A gun fired straight upward. The bullet leaves the gun at 100 ft per second (time =0) After 2 seconds the velocity of the bullet is 36 ft per second. There is a linear equation that gives the velocity v in terms of the time t. Find the equation and find the velocity after 3 seconds.

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