Question

The team mascot shoots a rolled T-shirt from a special T-shirt cannon to a section of people in the stands at a basketball game. The T-shirt starts at a height of 8 feet when it leaves the cannon and 1 second later reaches a maximum height of 24 feet before coming back down to a lucky winner.

Answer 1

These are the main data: the T-shirt starts at a height of 8 feet when it leaves the cannon and 1 second later reaches a maximum height of 24 feet

So, f(0) = 8 feet and f(1) = 24 feet

That means, that you can evaluate the functions at t = 0 and t = 1 to see which represents those two points, (0, 8) and (1, 24).

A: f(t) = –16(t – 1)^2 + 24

t = 0 => f(0) = - 16 (0 – 1) ^2 + 24 = -16 + 24 = 8 => This is Ok.

t =1 => f(1) = - 16 (1 – 1)^2 + 24 = 0 + 24 => This is Ok.

B: f(t) = –16(t + 1)^2 + 24

t = 0 => f(0) = -16 (0 + 1)^2 + 24 = - 16 + 24 = 8 => this is Ok

t = 1 => f(1) = -16 (1 + 1)^2 + 24 = -16(4) + 24 = - 64 + 24 = - 40 => Wrong

C: f(t) = –16(t – 1)^2 – 24

t = 0 => f(0) = -16 (0 – 1)^2 - 24 = -16 – 24 = - 40 => Wrong

D: f(t) = –16(t + 1)^2 – 24

t = 0 => f(0) = - 16 (0 + 1)^2 – 24 = -16 – 24 = - 40 => Wrong

With tha we have obtained that the answer is the option A.

Answer 2

A. f(t) = –16(t – 1)2 + 24

Explanation:

The team mascot shoots a rolled T-shirt from a special T-shirt cannon to a section of people in the stands at a basketball game. The T-shirt starts at a height of 8 feet when it leaves the cannon and 1 second later reaches a maximum height of 24 feet before coming back down to a lucky winner. If the path of the T-shirt is represented by a parabola, which function could be used to represent the height of the T-shirt as a function of time, t, in seconds?

A. f(t) = –16(t – 1)² + 24

B. f(t) = –16(t + 1)² + 24

C. f(t) = –16(t – 1)² – 24

D. f(t) = –16(t + 1)² – 24

Answer: The path of the T-shirt is represented by a parabola. The general equation of a parabola is given by y = a(x - h)² + k with a vertex at (h, k).

The height of the t shirt is a function of the time. Given:

A. f(t) = –16(t – 1)² + 24

At time (t) = 0. Therefore:

f(0) = –16(0 – 1)² + 24 = -16 + 24 = 8 feet.

The vertex of the function is at (1, 24). This means at one second, the maximum height is 24 feet.

This is the correct option

B. f(t) = –16(t + 1)² + 24

At time (t) = 0. Therefore:

f(0) = –16(0 + 1)² + 24 = -16 + 24 = 8 feet.

The vertex of the function is at (-1, 24). This means at -1 second, the maximum height is 24 feet. The function is wrong since the time cnnot be negative

C. f(t) = –16(t – 1)² – 24

At time (t) = 0. Therefore:

f(0) = –16(0 – 1)² - 24 = -16 - 24 = -40 feet.

The vertex of the function is at (1, -24). This means at one second, the maximum height is -24 feet. This is not correct

D. f(t) = –16(t + 1)² – 24

At time (t) = 0. Therefore:

f(0) = –16(0 + 1)² + 24 = -16 - 24 = 8 feet.

The vertex of the function is at (-1, -24). This means at -1 second, the maximum height is -24 feet. This is not correct