Question

You drop a rock off a bridge. The rock’s height, h (in feet above the water), after t seconds is modeled by h = -16t2 + 541. What is the height of the rock after 2 seconds?

Answer 1

Given the time t = 2 seconds, simply plug in it to the equation.
h = - 16(2)² + 541
= - 16(4) + 541
= - 64 + 541
h = 477 feet