A baseball is thrown into the air from a height of 5 feet. The ball reaches a maximum height of 43.5 feet and spends a total of 3.2 seconds in the air. Which equation models the height of the baseball? Assume that acceleration due to gravity is –16 ft/s2.

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Hero · Answer

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Tranquility · Answer

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Tranquility · Answer

answer choices found from online
h(t) = 16t^2 + 49.64t + 5
h(t) = -16t^2 + 5t + 49.64 
h(t) = -16t^2 + 49.64t + 5 
h(t) = 16t^2 + 5t + 49.64

Vocaloid · Answer

old question but will provide some guidance on this question so this can be closed

in general the formula for the a parabolic projection (given feet and seconds as the units)

h(t) = -16t^2 + (v0)t + h0

where v0 is the initial velocity, h0 is the height
problem states that the ball is thrown from a height of 5, so h0=5

just using process of elimination you should be able to narrow it down to the right choice