A ball was thrown upward into the air. The height, in feet, of the ball above the ground t seconds after being thrown can be determined by the expression -16t2 + 40t + 3. What is the meaning of the 3 in the expression? A. The ball was thrown from a height of 3 feet. O B. The ball took 3 seconds to reach its maximum height. C. The ball took 3 seconds to reach the ground. D. The ball reached a maximum height of 3 feet.

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A ball was thrown upward into the air. The height, in feet, of the ball above the ground t seconds after being thrown can be
determined by the expression -16t2 + 40t + 3. What is the meaning of the 3 in the expression?
A. The ball was thrown from a height of 3 feet.
B. The ball took 3 seconds to reach its maximum height.
O C. The ball took 3 seconds to reach the ground.
D. The ball reached a maximum height of 3 feet.
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The height of the ball above the ground t seconds after the ball was thrown can be determined by the following expression :

h(t) = -16t2+40t+3 

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