(a) The acceleration due to gravity is
ft/sec.
The initial velocity of ball is
ft/s.
.
The initial height when ball is thrown up is
feet.
Acceleration of a ball is rate of change in velocity
.
Velocity is
.
.
Substitute
in
.

The position of a balloon at time
is
.
Velocity of a ball is rate of change in position
.
Position at time
is
.
.
The height of balloon is
feet.
Substitute
in
.
.
Substitute
in
.
.
The balloon reaches ground when height is zero.
\
.
.
.
\

and
.
and
.
is not consider, the time can not be negative.
.
The balloon reaches ground when time
sec.
(b)
\
.
Apply derivative on each side with respect to
.
The balloon reaches the ground when
sec.

The velocity is
ft/sec.
(a) The balloon reaches ground when time
sec.
(b)The velocity is
ft/sec.