Example 3

A football is kicked and follows a path given by [math]f(x) = –0.03x^2 + 1.8x[/math], where [math]f(x)[/math] represents the height of the ball in feet and [math]x[/math] represents the horizontal distance in feet. What is the maximum height the ball reaches? What horizontal distance maximizes the height? Graph the function.

 

Walch Education

 
Materiaaltype
Werkblad
Tags
distance  football  function  height  horizontal  maximum  parabolic  path  quadratic  vertex 
Doelgroep (leeftijd)
14 – 18
Taal
English
 
 
 
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