An Object Is Dropped from a Height of 15 Feet

question 20

Multiple Choice

An object is dropped from a height of 15 feet. Use the position equation s = -16t² + v₀t + s₀ to write a function that represents the situation and select the graph of the function.
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• A)s = -16t² + 15t ​ ​
• B)s = -16t² + 15 ​ ​
• C)s = -16t² - 15t ​ ​
• D)s = 16t² + 15 ​ ​
• E)s = -16t² - 15 ​ ​

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Definitions:

Instance Variable

A variable declared inside a class but outside any method, and is unique to each instance of the class.

Preconditions

Conditions that must be true before a function or operation can proceed in programming.

Postconditions

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Power Method

An iterative algorithm used in numerical linear algebra to approximate the leading eigenvalue and corresponding eigenvector of a matrix.