Question 12

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The table below shows the height, h(t), in meters, of an object that is thrown off the top of a building, t

seconds after it is thrown.

t

0.5

1

1.5

h(t) 53.325 63.2 70.625

After

2

75.6

2.5

78.125

Using your calculator to do a quadratic regression, express the height of the object as a function of the

number of seconds that have passed since the object was thrown. Use the indicated variables and proper

function notation.

3

78.2

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Using your rounded quadratic regression equation to complete the statements below.

Round your answers to the nearest tenth as needed.

After 2.7 seconds, the object will be

Round to the nearest tenth as needed.

meters above the ground.

seconds, the object will be 32 meters above the ground.