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Function Modeling

The document contains a series of mathematical problems related to projectile motion and quadratic functions. It includes questions about the maximum height of a baseball, the elevation of air at a warm front, and the height of a snowboarder during a fall. The problems require applying quadratic equations to find specific values and model physical scenarios.

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Function Modeling

The document contains a series of mathematical problems related to projectile motion and quadratic functions. It includes questions about the maximum height of a baseball, the elevation of air at a warm front, and the height of a snowboarder during a fall. The problems require applying quadratic equations to find specific values and model physical scenarios.

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Ariel was playing baseball and hit the ball into the air with a
baseball bat. The height, ℎ, in feet, of the tall 𝑡 seconds
after it left her bat is modeled by the equation below:

ℎ(𝑡) = −16𝑡 2 + 64𝑡 + 4


How many seconds after leaving Ariel’s bat does the ball
reach its maximum height?

A. 2 seconds
B. 4 seconds
C. 8 seconds
D. 16 seconds

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Amelia is a meterorologist measuring the movement of air
at a warm front using an airborne sensor. She finds that the
elevation, 𝐸, in meters of a particular volume of air 𝑡
seconds after the start of recording is approximately:

𝐸 = 20 + 0.08(𝑡 − 5)2
What was the elevation in meters of the volume of air at
the start of the recording?
27. 29.
The height, ℎ, in feet, of a baseball 𝑡 seconds after Tom hits
it with a baseball bat can be modeled by the equation

ℎ(𝑡) = −16𝑡 2 + 64𝑡 + 4


which of the following equivalent expressions displays the
value of the baseball’s maximum height as a constant or
coefficient?

A. −16(𝑡 − 2)2 + 68
B. −4𝑡(4𝑡 − 16) + 4
C. −16(𝑡 2 − 4𝑡 − 41)
D. −16(𝑡 2 − 4𝑡) + 4

30.
A helicopter hovers over a mountain top, and a professional
snowboarder drops onto the snow 25 feet below. The
snowboarder’s height off the ground, in feet, while falling
can be modeled by a quadratic function of seconds of
falling, 𝑡, which has the form ℎ(𝑡) = 𝑑 − 𝑎𝑡 2 . If the
snowboarder is still 21 feet above the ground after failing
for 0.5 seconds, how long does the entire 25 foot drop
take? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a
second.
28.
Dalia tosses a ball to Kaylee. The ball travels along the path
of a parabola and reaches a maximum height of 10𝑓𝑡 above
ground level after travelling a horizontal distance of 5𝑓𝑡. Let
𝑥 represent the horizontal distance the ball has traveled,
and let 𝑦 represent the height of the ball above ground
level. If Dalia releases the ball at an initial height of 3𝑓𝑡,
which of the following functions models the path of the
ball?

A. 𝑦 = 3(𝑥 − 5)2 + 10
B. 𝑦 = −3(𝑥 − 5)2 + 10
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C. 𝑦 = (𝑥 − 5)2 + 10
25
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D. 𝑦 = − (𝑥 − 5)2 + 10
25
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