Quadratic Feature from Word Problems

While this graph has two x-intercepts, this SITUATION only has one. True or false?

• True

• False

Another word for X-Intercept in a quadratic function is _________.

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

The profit from selling local ballet tickets depends on the ticket price. Using past receipts, we find that the profit can be modeled by the function:

p= -15x² +600x +60

What is the maximum profit you can make from selling tickets?

• $6060

• $20

• $600

• $10,250

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

Jason launched a rocket for a physics experiment. This equation can be used to find the height (h), in feet, of the rocket after t seconds.

h = -16t2 + 288t + 8

How many seconds will it take for the rocket to reach a height of 1,304 feet?

• 9.0 seconds

• 9.6 seconds

• 81.0 seconds

• 82.0 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

If you square 5 more than a positive number, the result is 88 more than 12 times the number.  Find the numbers.

• -9, 7

• √75

• 9, -7

• 15, -5

Suppose that the equation V = 20.8x² – 458.3x + 3,500 represents the value of a car from 1964 to 2002. What year did the car have the least value? (x = 0 in 1964) 

• 1965

• 1970

• 1975

• 1980