Kenny is standing on top of a boulder at his neighborhood pond. He picks up a small rock, so that it is 7 feet off the ground, and throws the rock into the pond. The height of the rock after t

seconds can be modeled by the expression −16t^2+32t+7
.

Kenny wants to know the height of the rock at 1 second after it leaves his hand, t=1
, and comes up with the answer 23 feet. How did Kenny find this result?

(1 point)
Responses

Kenny substituted t=1
into the expression −16(1)(2)+32(1)+7=23


Kenny substituted t=7
into the expression −16(7)^2+32(7)+7=23


Kenny substituted t=1
into the expression −16(1)^2+32(1)+7=23


Kenny substituted t=23
into the expression −16(23)^2+32(23)+7=23

1 answer

Kenny found the height of the rock at 1 second after it leaves his hand by substituting \( t=1 \) into the expression for the height of the rock, which is given by

\[ -16t^2 + 32t + 7. \]

Thus, the correct substitution is:

\(-16(1)^2 + 32(1) + 7 = -16(1) + 32 + 7 = -16 + 32 + 7 = 16 + 7 = 23\).

So, the correct response is:

Kenny substituted \( t=1 \) into the expression (-16(1)^2 + 32(1) + 7 = 23.