An object flies through the air and follows a parabolic path. What does the y-axis represent?
time
height from the ground
horizontal distance
money
3. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
An object flies through the air and follows a parabolic path. Which of these typically represents the x-axis?
time
height from the ground
4. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
What is the initial (starting) height of an object following this path? h(t) = -16t2 +20t + 6
-16 feet
0 feet
20 feet
6 feet
5. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
If path of a projectile is modeled by: h(t) = -16t2 + 20t +6, what is the height after 1 second?
6 feet
20 feet
10 feet
4 feet
6. Multiple Choice
2 minutes
1 pt
Identify the 'a' value: y = 16x2 -8x -24
16
8
-8
-24
7. Multiple Choice
2 minutes
1 pt
Identify the 'b' value: y = 16x2 -8x -24
16
-8
8
-24
8. Multiple Choice
2 minutes
1 pt
Identify the 'c' value: y = 16x2 -8x -24
16
-8
24
-24
9. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
A soccer ball is kicked from the ground with an initial upward velocity of 90 feet per second. The equation h=-16t2 + 90t gives the height h of the ball after t seconds. What is the maximum height of the ball?
126.56 ft
5.625 sec
2.81 sec
90 ft
10. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
An object in launched directly upward at 64 feet per second (ft/s) from a platform 80 feet high. 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
11. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
If a toy rocket is launched vertically upward from ground level with an initial velocity of 128 feet per second, then its height h after t seconds is given by the equation h(t) = -16t2 +128t When will the object reach its maximum height?
4 ft
0 seconds
0 ft
4 seconds
12. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
A ball is thrown into the air with an upward velocity of 100 ft/s. Its height, h, after t seconds is given by the function h = -16t2 + 64t + 960. How many seconds did it take for the ball to reach its maximum height?
10 seconds
64 seconds
960 seconds
2 seconds
13. Multiple Choice
15 minutes
1 pt
Alain throws a stone off a bridge into a river below. The stone's height (in meters above the water), x seconds after Alain threw it, is modeled by: h(x)= -5x2 + 10x + 15 How many seconds after being thrown will the stone hit the water?
-1 seconds
1 second
2 seconds
3 seconds
14. Multiple Choice
5 minutes
1 pt
Alain throws a stone off a bridge into a river below. The stone's height (in meters above the water), x seconds after Alain threw it, is modeled by: h(x)= -5x2 + 10x + 15 How long does it take the stone to reach its highest point?