Quadratic Functions Word Problems

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

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSA.CED.A.1

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

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CCSS.HSA.REI.B.4

CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.7

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

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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

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

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

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

A ball is thrown into the air from the edge of a 48-foot-high cliff so that it eventually lands on the ground. The graph below shows the height, y, of the ball from the ground after x seconds.

For which interval is the ball's height always decreasing?

• $0\le x\le2.5$

• $0<x<5.5$

• $2.5<x<5.5$

• $x\ge2$

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CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.C.7

The height of a ball Doreen tossed into the air can be modeled by the function h(x) = −4.9x² + 6x + 5, where x is the time elapsed in seconds, and h(x) is the height in meters. The number 5 in the function represents

• the initial height of the ball

• the time at which the ball reaches the ground

• the time at which the ball was at its highest point

• the maximum height the ball attained when thrown in the air

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CCSS.HSA.SSE.A.1

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.4