
Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134463216
Author: Robert F. Blitzer
Publisher: PEARSON
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Assessment Instructions
Show and explain all steps in your responses to the following parts of the assignment. All mathematical steps must be formatted using the equation editor.
Part 1: Create the equation for the height of the rocket after t seconds.
Part 2: Find the time it takes for the rocket to reach a height of 0. Interpret both solutions.
Part 3: Find the time it takes to reach the top of its trajectory.
Part 4: Find the maximum height.
Part 5: Find the time it takes to reach a height of 968 feet. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Transcribed Image Text:Assessment Instructions
Show and explain all steps in your responses to the following parts of the assignment. All mathematical steps must be formatted
using the equation editor.
Part 1: Create the equation for the height of the rocket after t seconds.
Part 2: Find the time it takes for the rocket to reach a height of 0. Interpret both solutions.
Part 3: Find the time it takes to reach the top of its trajectory.
Part 4: Find the maximum height.
Part 5: Find the time it takes to reach a height of 968 feet. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Transcribed Image Text:Scenario
The height, in feet, of an object shot upwards into the air with an initial velocity, in feet per second, of vi, after t seconds is given by
the formula:
h = - 16t2 + v̟t
Use the equation above to answer questions about a model rocket is launched from the ground into the air with an initial velocity of
352 feet per second. Use the graph below to help answer the questions.
H
Highest
Point
Starting
Landing
Point
Point
Time in Seconds
Height in Feet
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Scenario The height, in feet, of an object shot upwards into the air with an initial velocity, in feet per second, of vi, after t seconds is given by the formula: h = - 16t2 + v̟t Use the equation above to answer questions about a model rocket is launched from the ground into the air with an initial velocity of 352 feet per second.
Part 4: Find the maximum height. Part 5: Find the time it takes to reach a height of 968 feet. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
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Scenario The height, in feet, of an object shot upwards into the air with an initial velocity, in feet per second, of vi, after t seconds is given by the formula: h = - 16t2 + v̟t Use the equation above to answer questions about a model rocket is launched from the ground into the air with an initial velocity of 352 feet per second.
Part 4: Find the maximum height. Part 5: Find the time it takes to reach a height of 968 feet. Round your answer to the nearest tenth.
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