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A coconut falls from the top of a tall palm tree. The coconut's height above the ground in feet can be modeled by the expression $50 - 16t^2$, where $t$ is the time in seconds after the coconut begins to fall.$\newline$What does the quantity $16t^2$ represent in the expression?$\newline$Choices:$\newline$(A)the time in seconds it takes for the coconut to fall $t$ feet$\newline$(B)the time in seconds it takes for the coconut to reach a height of $t$ feet$\newline$(C)the distance in feet the coconut has fallen after $t$ seconds$\newline$(D)the height in feet of the coconut above the ground after $t$ seconds$\newline$