Quadratic Word Problems

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

Suppose that the equation V = 20.8x² – 458.3x + 3,500 represents the value of a car from 1964 to 2002. What year did the car have the least value? (x = 0 in 1964) 

• 1965
• 1970
• 1975
• 1980

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

The profit from selling local ballet tickets depends on the ticket price.  Using past receipts, we find that the profit can be modeled by the function p= -15x² +600x +60 , where x is the price of each ticket.  What is the maximum profit you can make from selling tickets?

• $6060
• $20
• $600
• $10,250

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

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.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

CCSS.HSA.APR.B.3

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.HSF.IF.B.4

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

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.HSF.IF.B.4

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.7

CCSS.HSA.REI.D.10