Solving Quadratics in Context

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

The height of a water balloon that is launched into the air is given by h(t) = -5x²+20x+25. What is the maximum height of the ball? What are you solving for?

• y-value of the vertex

• solutions

• y-intercept

• axis of symmetry

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

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

• 0.42 seconds, 0.21609 meters
• 0.42 seconds, 0.21 meters
• 0.21 seconds, 0.42 meters
• 0.21 seconds, -2.058 meters

Rafael drops a ball from a third-story window. This equation represents the approximate height, h, in meters, of the ball above the ground after it falls for t seconds.

h = -5t² + 45

When is the ball at ground level?

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The quadratic function y = -2x² + 4x + 6 is pictured. What are the solutions to the equation 7.5 = -2x² + 4x + 6?

• x = 0.5

• x = 1.5

• x = 1

• x = 8

• x = 6

Select the solutions to the equation

4x² + 11x + 7 = 0

• x = - 1.75

• x = 6

• x = - 1

• x = 1

What are the solutions to the quadratic equation?

• x = -4

• x = 1

• x = -1

• x = 2

• x = 4