Quadratics in Real Life

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.
When did the ball hit the ground?

• 10 seconds

• 2 seconds

• 5 seconds

• 7 seconds

The height of an object thrown into the air can be modeled by the formula h(t) = -16t² + 70t + 95, where h(t) is in feet after t seconds.
What is the height of the object after 5 seconds?

• 95 feet

• 45 feet

• 70 feet

• 171.56 feet

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

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.
What is the maximum height?

• 960 feet

• 1008 feet

• 1024 feet

• 1152 feet

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

A raft is dropped from a helicopter 256 feet in the air above the ocean.  Its approximate height, h, after t seconds is given by the function h(t) = -16t² + 256.  How many seconds did it take the raft to hit the water? 

• -4

• 2

• 4

• 8

y = x² - 4x + 5

• down and down

• down and up

• up and down

• up and up

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 

Which answer choice describes  y = -3x² +7x - 2 accurately?

• opens up with a maximum

• opens up with a minimum

• opens down with a maximum

• opens down with a minimum 

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 5

• 4