Question

The figure shows the height, h, of a thrown ballas a function of time. Height is measured in feetand time is measured in seconds. How long willit take for the ball to return to the ground?4030Height in Feet20101 2 3 4 5Time in Seconds

Answer 1

C. 5. 0 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

From the graph given, we see that the ball returns to the ground after 5 seconds (by returning to the ground we mean the height = 0 again).

Therefore, the correct answer choice is C.