Applications of Quadratic Functions

April shoots an arrow upward at a speed of 80 ft/sec from a platform of 25 ft. high. The pathway of the arrow can be represented by the equation h = -16t² + 80t + 25, where h is the height and t is the time in seconds. What is the maximum height that the arrow reaches?

• 80 ft.

• 90 ft.

• 140 ft.

• 125 ft.

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A rock is dropped from a bridge 320 ft. above a river. The pathway that the rock takes can be modeled by the equation h = -16t² + 320. How long will it take for the rock to reach the river (i.e. hit the "ground")?

• 2.5 sec

• 3.5 sec

• 4.5 sec

• 3.8 sec

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A toy rocket is launched and its height is modeled by the equation h = -16t² + 32t + 48. What is the initial heigh of the object?

• 48 ft.

• 16 ft.

• 32 ft.

• 2 ft.

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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 

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An object in launched directly upward and the height of the object is represented by the equation s(t) = –16t² + 64t + 80. What is the initial velocity the object is launched at?

• 64 feet

• 80 feet

• 16 feet

• -16 feet

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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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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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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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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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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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