Question

The altitude of an airplane is described by a certain function
h , where
is the altitude in feet of the airplane
minutes after 8:00 a.m. Which best describes the meaning of the statement
h(0) = 400 ?

A.
The airplane’s altitude was 400 feet at 8:00 a.m.

B.
The airplane’s altitude was 400 feet at 12:00 a.m.

C.
The airplane’s altitude increased by 0 feet after 400 minutes.

D.
The airplane’s altitude reached 0 feet after 400 minutes.

Answers

GPT-4o mini
The statement \( h(0) = 400 \) means that the function \( h \) evaluates to 400 when the input is 0. In the context given, where the input represents minutes after 8:00 a.m., this means:

A. The airplane’s altitude was 400 feet at 8:00 a.m.

So, the best description of the statement \( h(0) = 400 \) is:

**A. The airplane’s altitude was 400 feet at 8:00 a.m.**