Quadratic Word Problems

A frog is sitting on the ground when he is scared by a big dog. His movement is modeled by the equation h = -6t² + 6t where h is the frog's height at any given time, t . How many seconds until the frog is back on the ground?

• 0.5 seconds

• 1 second

• 1.5 seconds

• 2 seconds

• 3 seconds

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CCSS.HSA.APR.B.3

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

A dolphin jumps from the water at at initial velocity of 16 feet per second. The equation h = -8t² + 16t models the dolphin's height at any given time, t. What is the maximum height the dolphin jumps?

• 1 foot

• 5 feet

• 7 feet

• 8 feet

• 12 feet

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.7

You and some friends went to a haunted house on Halloween. The mummy scared one friend so much that she jumped into the air! The equation h = -4t² + 2t models her jump where h is her jump's height in feet t seconds after the mummy scares her. When did she reach her maximum height?

• 0.1 seconds

• 0.25 seconds

• 0.50 seconds

• 1 second

• 2 seconds

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.REI.D.10

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.7

A lizard is jumping across the water in search of food. The equation h = -12t² + 6t models the lizard's height in feet above the water t seconds after he jumps. How long after jumping is he back on the water?

• 0.1 seconds

• 0.25 seconds

• 0.50 seconds

• 0.75 seconds

• 1 second

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CCSS.HSA.APR.B.3

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

Your nephew is standing on his deck, which is 4 feet off the ground. 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

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.A.2

Fireworks are fired from the roof of a 100-foot building. The equation h = -16t² +84t + 100 models the height, h, of the fireworks at any given time, t. How high do the fireworks get?

• 2.625

• 6.25

• 100

• 200

• 210.25

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

Amelia runs a catering business. Based on her records, her profit is shown by P = 2x² - 44x -150, where x is the number of meals she caters and P is her profit. When P is negative, Amelia loses money. What is the least number of meals Amelia needs to cater in order to begin making profit?

• -1

• 5

• 11

• 25

• 50

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CCSS.HSA.APR.B.3

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

Your cousin hit a golf ball with an initial velocity of 27 feet per second. The equation h = -6t² + 27t models the golf ball's height in feet t seconds after the ball was hit. How long after being hit did the ball reach maximum height?

• 1 second

• 2.25 seconds

• 3 seconds

• 4.5 seconds

• 5 seconds

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

Your friend passes you the ball during a soccer game. The height off the ground is modeled by the equation

h = -4t² + 12t. How high did the soccer ball get?

• 1.5

• 3

• 5

• 9

• 15

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

Describe the transformations on

f(x) = x² to produce g(x) = -5x²

• Shifted down, reflected across the x-axis, more wide

• Reflected across the x-axis, more wide

• Shifted down, more narrow

• Reflected across the y-axis, more narrow

• Reflected across the x-axis, more narrow

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CCSS.HSF.BF.B.3

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.2