May’s class is testing their egg protection contraptions by dropping them off the roof of their school. Use GeoGebra to graph the situation using the formula y=−16t2+40

Question

. Which of the following correctly interprets the height of the school’s roof?(1 point)
Responses

15 feet
15 feet

40 feet
40 feet

41 feet
41 feet

20 feet

Answer 1

The equation \( y = -16t^2 + 40 \) describes the height \( y \) of an object (in this case, the egg protection contraption) as it falls over time \( t \), where \( t \) is in seconds.

In this equation, the term \( 40 \) represents the initial height from which the contraption is dropped, which indicates the height of the school’s roof.

Therefore, the correct interpretation of the height of the school’s roof from the provided options is:

40 feet.