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Given

\displaystyle {H}={f{{\left({t}\right)}}}

where

\displaystyle {H}

is the height in meters of an object and

\displaystyle {t}

is the time in seconds since it was launched, which of the following is the best interpretation of

\displaystyle {f{{(}}}

2

\displaystyle {)}=

16?

The object travels 16 meters for every 2 seconds.
The object is 32 meters in the air.
16 seconds after the object is launched it is traveling 2 meters per second.
16 seconds after the object is launch it is 2 meters in the air.
2 seconds after the object is launched it is traveling 16 meters per second.
2 seconds after the object is launched it is 16 meters in the air.
The object travels 2 meters for every 16 seconds.

Given

\displaystyle {H}={f{{\left({t}\right)}}}

where

\displaystyle {H}

is the height in meters of an object and

\displaystyle {t}

is the time in seconds since it was launched, which of the following is the best interpretation of

\displaystyle {{f}^{{-{{1}}}}{(}}

2

\displaystyle {)}=

16?

The object travels 16 meters for every 2 seconds.
16 seconds after the object is launched it is 2 meters in the air.
The object is 32 meters in the air.
16 seconds after the object is launched it is traveling 2 meters per second.
2 seconds after the object is launched it is traveling 16 meters per second.
2 seconds after the object is launch it is 16 meters in the air.
The object travels 2 meters for every 16 seconds.