Chapter 8 - Section 8.3 - Polynomial and Rational Functions - Practice - Page 590: 3

0 seconds: 290 feet 2 seconds: 226 feet

$P(t) = -16t^2+290$ $t=0$ $P(t) = -16t^2+290$ $P(0) = -16*0^2+290$ $P(0)=-16*0+290$ $P(0)=0+290$ $P(0)=290$ $t=2$ $P(t) = -16t^2+290$ $P(2) = -16*2^2+290$ $P(2)=-16*4+290$ $P(2)=-64+290$ $P(2)=226$