Question

The height of a rocket a given number of seconds after it is released is modeled by . What does t represent?

Answer 1

$\bf ~~~~~~\textit{initial velocity} \\\\ \begin{array}{llll} ~~~~~~\textit{in feet} \\\\ h(t) = -16t^2+v_ot+h_o \\\\ ~~~~~~\textit{in meters} \\\\ h(t) = -4.9t^2+v_ot+h_o \end{array} \quad \begin{cases} v_o=\stackrel{}{\textit{initial velocity of the object}}\\\\ h_o=\stackrel{}{\textit{initial height of the object}}\\\\ h=\stackrel{}{\textit{height of the object at "t" seconds}} \end{cases}$