An object is launched from a height of \(124\text{ feet}\) above the …

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Prompt

An object is launched from a height of

124 feet

above the ground. A quadratic function

f

models the height above the ground, in feet, of the object

t

seconds after it is launched. According to the model,

3

seconds after the object is launched, it reaches a maximum height of

268 feet

above the ground. Which equation defines

f

f (t) = - 16 (t + 268)^{2} - 3

f (t) = - 16 (t - 268)^{2} + 3

f (t) = - 16 (t + 3)^{2} - 268

f (t) = - 16 (t - 3)^{2} + 268