Question

The height of a rocket a given number of seconds after it is released is modeled by h(t)= -16t2 +32t +10

. What does t represent?

Answer 1

`\bf ~~~~~~\textit{initial velocity} \\\\ \begin{array}{llll} ~~~~~~\textit{in feet} \\\\ h(t) = -16t^2+v_ot+h_o \end{array} \quad \begin{cases} v_o=\stackrel{}{\textit{initial velocity of the object}}\\\\ h_o=\stackrel{}{\textit{initial height of the object}}\\\\ h=\stackrel{}{\textit{height of the object at`

h(t)=-16t² + 32t + 10

is simply the initial velocity of an object in feet, with an initial speed of 32 ft/s and originally from a height of 10ft.

what does "t" represent? well, notice the h = part.