10 questions
An object in launched directly upward. Its height is represented by the equation
s(t) = –16t2 + 64t + 80.
What will be the object's maximum height?
2 ft
80 ft
144 ft
64 ft
In order to find the vertex of an in standard form, the first two steps are to use the equation _____ to find the x value, and then you can plug that value back into the equation to find the _____.
-b/2a, y-value
(x-h)^2, y-intercept
b2-4ac, solution
ax^2, vertex
A diver is standing on a platform above the pool. He jumps form the platform and his path follows the equation
h(t) = −16 t2 + 8t + 24
How high is the platform?
.25 ft
24 ft
1.5 ft
8 ft
The height of a water balloon that is launched into the air is given by h(t) = -5t2 + 40t + 2. From what height was the balloon released?
2 meters
5 meters
40 meters
20 meters
Your nephew is standing on his deck. He tosses his toy up into the air. The equation
h = -2t2 + 7t + 4
models the toy's height, h, from the ground at t seconds after he threw it. How high is the toy after 1 second?
2
4
9
10
15
A tennis ball is fired from the roof of a 100-foot building. The equation
h = -16t2 +84t + 100
models the height, h, of the ball at any given time, t. When does the ball hit the ground?
2.625
6.25
100
200
210.25
How many roots does the following equation have?
y = x2 + 7x + 13
One
Two
None