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1. The graph below shows the path of a football that 4. The graph below models the relationship between
was kicked during a game. the ticket price for a concert and the expected
pro ts.
Path of a Football

What was the maximum height of the football Which of these best describes the zero(s) of this
during the kick? function?

A. 3 yards B. 6 yards A. 9 is the zero, and indicates when pro t is at

the maximum
C. 30 yards D. 35 yards
B. 12,000 is the zero, and indicates the cost to
put on the concert

C. 2 and 16 are the zeros, and indicate the ticket

price for which the pro t is 0

2. A ball is thrown straight up at an initial velocity
of 54 feet per second. The height of the ball
t seconds after it is thrown is given by the formula
h(t) = 54t 12t2 . How many seconds after the ball
is thrown will it return to the ground?
D. 2 and 16 are the zeros, and indicate the
number of tickets sold for which the pro t is
0

A. 9.2 B. 6 C. 4.5 D. 4

5. A cli diver on a Caribbean island jumps from

3. The equation P = 0:0089t2 + 1:1149t + 78:4491
models the United States population, P, in millions
since 1900. If t represents the number of years
after 1900, then what is the estimated population
in 2025 to the nearest tenth of a million?
a height of 105 feet, with an initial upward
velocity of 5 feet per second. An equation that
models the height, h(t), above the water, in feet,
of the diver in time elapsed, t, in seconds, is
h(t) = 16t2 + 5t + 105. How many seconds, to the
nearest hundredth, does it take the diver to fall
45 feet below his starting point?

A. 1.45 B. 1.84 C. 2.10 D. 2.72

A. 217.8 B. 219.0 C. 343.9 D. 356.9

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6. The gure shows the height, h, of a thrown ball 9. A water-powered rocket is launched. The graph
as a function of time. Height is measured in feet below shows the relationship between the height
and time is measured in seconds. How long will of the rocket (y) and the number of seconds since
it take for the ball to return to the ground? it was launched (x).

Which table shows the relationship?

A. x 0 0.5 1.25 3 4.25 5.5 6

A. 2.5 seconds B. 3.5 seconds y 0 15 30 45 30 15 0

C. 5.0 seconds D. 35.0 seconds

B. x 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
y 0 25 40 45 50 55 60

C. x 0 0.5 1.25 3 4.25 5.5 6

7. An archer shoots an arrow into the air such that
0 15 30 45 60 75 90
its height at any time, t, is given by the function
y

h(t) = 16t2 + kt + 3. If the maximum height of

D. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
the arrow occurs at time t = 4, what is the value
x
0 25 40 45 40 25 0
of k?
y

A. 128 B. 64 C. 8 D. 4

8. The pro t that a shoe manufacturer makes is

related to the number of pairs of shoes ordered, as
shown in the graph below.
10. The height of a swimmer's dive o a 10-foot
platform into a diving pool is modeled by the
equation y = 2x2 12x + 10, where x represents
the number of seconds since the swimmer left the
diving board and y represents the number of feet
above or below the water's surface. What is the
farthest depth below the water's surface that the
swimmer will reach?

A. 6 feet B. 8 feet

C. 10 feet D. 12 feet

How many pairs of shoes must be ordered for the

manufacturer to make the greatest pro t?

A. 60 B. 100 C. 1,600 D. 3,100

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Answer: C
2.
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3.
Answer: D
4.
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5.
Answer: B
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Answer: C
7.
Answer: A
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Answer: A
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Answer: D
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