Quadratic Word Problems

How high would you jump if the equation for jumping from a cliff is:    
h(t) = -16t² + 8t + 24?

• 25
• 24
• 8
• 26

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.7

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

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

How fast would you reach the water if you jump of a cliff using the formula:    h(t) = -16t² + 8t + 24?

• 8
• 1
• 1.5
• 1/4

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

At what time would you reach 16 ft above the water if you jump of a cliff using the formula:    
h = -16t² + 8t + 24?

• 8
• 1
• 1/2
• 1/4

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

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
  
• (x-r1), solution
• ax^2, vertex

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

Find the vertex of 
f(x) = -x² - 4x + 12.

• (-2, 16)
• (-2, 14)
• (2, 4)
• (-2, 4)

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.7

• 8 seconds
• 2.5 seconds
• 2.225 seconds
• 2.5 seconds

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.APR.B.3

• 24 ft
• 8 ft
• 12 ft
• 10 ft

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

Solve each equation with the quadratic formula.

• -0.4, 0.4
• No Solution
• -2.3, 1.2
• -0.2, 0.2

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CCSS.HSA-REI.B.4B

Determine the vertex for  y =  5x² - 20x + 13

• (5, -7)
• (-2, -7)
• (2, -7)
• (-7, -2)

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.2

CCSS.HSA.SSE.B.3

CCSS.HSG.GPE.A.1