Question

A player shoots a basketball from a height of 6 feet. The equation, h = -16t 2 + 25t + 6, gives the height, h , of the basketball after t seconds. Describe the height, rounded to the nearest tenth of a foot, of the basketball after 1.5 seconds, assuming no other player touches the ball. a0 feet above the ground

Answer 1

Eight after 1.5 seconds is
  -16(1.5)^2 + 25(1.5) + 6
 =  7.5 feet