The variable t represents the number of seconds that have passed after the release of the rocket.
<h3>Function</h3>The function can be defined as an expression that defines a relationship between one variable (the independent variable) and another variable (the dependent variable).
The height of a rocket a given number of seconds after it is released is modeled by,
As given in the above function, h (height) is the dependent variable which depends on the number of seconds t after the rocket is released (independent variable).
Hence we can conclude that the variable t represents the number of seconds after the rocket has been released.
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