To analyze the scenario step by step:
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Lifting the item: The elevator lifts the item to a height of 10 feet at a constant speed. This describes a linear function because the height increases steadily over time.
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Item at rest: Once the item reaches the 10-foot platform, it remains at that height for five seconds. This is a constant function because the height does not change during this time; it remains at 10 feet.
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Item catapulting off: When the item catapults off the platform, its height changes in a manner that can be described as a quadratic function due to the motion of projectile falling back to the ground (the path of the object will be a parabola).
Putting all these together, the correct order of functions describing the scenario is:
Linear Function, Constant Function, Quadratic Function.
Thus, the correct response is: Linear Function, Constant Function, Quadratic Function.