Quadratic Velocity

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

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

A frog is sitting on the ground when he is scared by a big dog. The movement of the frog is modeled by the equation

h = -6t² + 6t where h is the frog's height at any given time, t. How high does the frog jump?

• 0.5

• 1

• 1.5

• 2

• 5

You jump off a 24 foot high cliff and your fall is modeled by the function:

h(t) = -16t² + 8t + 24

How long would it take you to hit the water?

• 8 seconds

• 1 second

• 1.5 seconds

• 1/4 second

You jump off a 24 foot high cliff and your fall is modeled by the function:

h(t) = -16t² + 8t + 24

When would you reach 16 feet above the water?

• 8 seconds

• 1 second

• 1/2 second

• 1/4 second

A diver is standing on a platform above the pool. He jumps form the platform with an initial upward velocity of 8 ft/s. Use the formula: h(t) = −16 t² + 8t + 24

How high is the platform?

• .25 ft

• 24 ft

• 25 ft

• 8 ft

Heather dropped a water balloon over the side of her school building from a height of 80 feet. The approximate height of the balloon at any point during its fall can be represented by the following quadratic equation: h = -16t^2 + 80 About how long did it take for the balloon to hit the ground?

• 1.73 seconds

• 2.24 seconds

• 2.45 seconds

• 2.83 seconds

A ball is thrown into the air with an upward velocity of 40ft/s. Its height h in feet after t seconds is given by the function :

h(t) = -16t² + 40t + 10

How many seconds does it take the ball to reach its maximum height?

• 1.25 seconds

• 1.4 seconds

• 2.5 seconds

• 2 seconds

If each mark on the x-axis represents one second, when did the object reach the ground?

• 2.5 seconds

• 6 seconds

• 5.5 seconds

• 5 seconds

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