Quadratic Equations Real World Situations Practice

• 3 seconds

• 46 seconds

• 5 seconds

• 10 seconds

• 24 feet

• 9 feet

• 46 feet

• 34 feet

• 14 feet

• 17 feet

• 19 feet

• 22 feet

• Between 1 and 2 seconds

• Between 2 and 3 seconds

• Between 3 and 4 seconds

• Between 4 and 5 seconds

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 = -16t² + 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

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

Jason jumped off of a cliff into the ocean in Acapulco while vacationing with some friends. His height as a function of time could be modeled by the function h(t) = –16t² + 16t + 480, where t is the time in seconds and h is the height in feet. How long does it take Jason to hit the water?

• -16 seconds

• -6 seconds

• 0 seconds

• 6 seconds

Select the solutions to the equation

4x² + 11x + 7 = 0

• x = - 1.75

• x = 6

• x = - 1

• x = 1

• -1 and 3
• 1 and -3
• -1 and -3
• 1 and 3

Members of the math club launch a model rocket from ground level with an initial velocity of 96 ft/sec. This can be modeled with the function h(t) = -16t² + 96t. When does the rocket hit the ground?

• 7 seconds

• 6 seconds

• 3 seconds

• 8 seconds