Real World Quadratic Functions

KIPP AMP's rectangular playground garden currently has a length and width of 12 and 9 respectively. The length and width will be increased by an equal amount,x and the new area will be 140 sq. ft. What equation would help solve this?

• (12+x)(9+x) = 108

• (x-12)(x-9) = 108

• (12+x)(9+x) = 140

• (x-12)(x-9) = 140

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?

• only at t = 0 seconds 

• only at t = 3 seconds

• only at t = 9 seconds

• at both t = 0 seconds and t = 3 seconds

A ball is thrown into the air. Its height in feet after t seconds is given by the function h(t) = –5t² + 20t. How high will the ball be after 3 seconds?

• 20 ft

• 15 ft

• 5 ft

• 10 ft

If a toy rocket is launched from the ground and its height h after t seconds is given by the function h(t) = -8t² +64t.

When will the object reach its maximum height?

• 128 ft

• 0 seconds

• 0 ft

• 4 seconds

Your younger sibling is standing on his deck, which is 4 feet off the ground. They toss their toy up into the air. The toy's height, h, from the ground at t seconds after they threw it is modeled by the function h(t) = -2t² + 7t + 4. How long does it take the toy to hit the ground? Hint: Use factor by grouping!!!

• .5 sec

• 2 sec

• 4 sec

• 8 sec

A diver is standing on a platform above the pool. He jumps form the platform with an initial upward velocity of 8 ft/s. The following functions reprsents the divers height (in feet) where t is time in seconds: h(t) = −16 t² + 8t + 24

How high is the platform?

• .25 ft

• 24 ft

• 25 ft

• 8 ft

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

The function
f(t) = -5t² + 20t + 60 models the approximate height of an object t seconds after it is launched. How many seconds does it take the object to hit the ground? 

• 4 seconds

• -2 seconds

• 6 seconds

• 9 seconds

What algebraic term are you solving for if the word problem is: The equation for leaping off a cliff is
h(t) = -16t² + 8t +24.  How long will it take for you to hit the water?

• Roots (Solutions)

• Axis of Symmetry

• Vertex

• y-intercept

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