UCSS Math II 2.1.2 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.

 

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distance  football  function  height  horizontal  maximum  parabolic  path  quadratic  vertex 
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15 – 18
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English (United States)
 
 
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