Solving Quadratic Word Problems

Solve the word problem:  How fast would you reach the water if you jump of a cliff using the formula:    h(t) = -16t² + 8t + 24?

• 8

• 1

• 1.5

• 1/4

The height of a water balloon that is launched into the air is given by

h(t) = -5x²+20x+25.

When will the balloon explode on the ground?

• 5 seconds

• 1 second

• 2 seconds

• 3 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) = -16t^2 + 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

An object in launched directly upward at 64 feet per second (ft/s) from a platform 80 feet high. Its height is represented by the equation

s(t) = –16t² + 64t + 80

What will be the object's maximum height?

• 2 ft

• 80 ft

• 144 ft

• 64 ft

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 ft

• 4 ft

• 9 ft

• 10 ft

• 15 ft

A kid launches a rock off of a cliff. The height of the rock after t seconds can be modeled by the graph shown. What is the height of the cliff?

• 1.094 ft

• 174.141 ft

• 155 ft

• 4.393 ft

• None of the above

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

• None of the above

You are cliff diving with some friends. Your path to the water is modeled by h(t) = -16t^2 + 8t +24. How long will it take for you to hit the water? What are you solving for?

• roots

• axis of symmetry

• y-value of the vertex

• y-intercept

A model rocket is launched from the ground and it's path is modeled by the function h(t) = -16t² + 96t. What are you solving for?

• x-intercept

• y -intercept

• vertex

• axis of symmetry