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Applications of Quadratic Functions Worksheet

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Solve each problem as indicated.

1. An object is dropped from the top of a building. The building is 480 feet tall. The function
f(t) = -16t2 + 480 gives the height of the object after t seconds of falling. How long will it
take the object to reach the ground?

2. The initial upward velocity of a volleyball is 6 meters per second when leaving the server’s
hand 1.5 m above the floor. A model for the vertical motion of a projected object is
given by the equation h  4.9t 2  vt  s , where h is the height in meters, t is the time in
seconds, v is the initial velocity in meters per second, and s is the starting height of the
object in meters. If nobody else touches it, when will it hit the floor?

3. The height in feet of a rocket after t seconds is given by the equation h( t )  256t  16t 2 .
After how many seconds will the rocket return to the ground?

4. A rocket is launched with an initial velocity of 107 feet per second from the top of a cliff
63 feet high. Its height is described by h( t )  16t 2  107t  63 . How long will the rocket
take to hit the ground?

5. A rock is thrown skyward from a cliff. The vertical distance in feet between the ground
and the rock t seconds after it is thrown can be determined by the equation
d( t )  16t 2  6t  482 . How long will the rock take to hit the ground?

6. At a baseball training camp, a computer system plots the paths of balls hit during sessions
at the batting cage and generates equations for those paths. The path of a ball hit by
David is described the equation h( t )  48  4t  4t 2 Find how long it would take the ball to
hit the ground in an open field.
7. A baseball throwing machine is being used to help players catch pop flies. The
machine shoots the ball straight in the air. The height of the ball after t seconds is found
by the function h(t) = -16t2 + 48t + 4. After approximately how many seconds does the
ball reach its maximum height? What is the maximum height the ball reaches?

8. The height in feet of a rocket after t seconds is given by the function h(t) = -16t2 + 256t.
After how many seconds does the rocket reach its maximum height? What is the
maximum height?

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9. The height (in feet) of a ball thrown by a child is given by: y   x  2x  4 , where x is
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the horizontal distance (in feet) from where the ball is thrown. How high is the ball
when it leaves the child’s hand? (find y when x = 0). How high is the ball when it is at its
maximum height? How far from the child does the ball land? (x value when y = 0)

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10. The path of a diver is given by y   x  x  12 where y is the height in feet and x is
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the horizontal distance from the end of the diving board in feet. What is the maximum
height of the dive?

11. Punted Football The height of a punted football can be modeled with the
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quadratic equation h = -0.01x + 1.18x + 2. The horizontal distance in feet from the point of
impact with the kicker’s foot is x, and the height of the ball in feet is h.

a. Find the vertex of the graph of the function.

b. What is the maximum height of the punt?

c. The nearest defensive player is 5 ft horizontally from the point of impact.


How high must the player reach to block the punt?

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