A soccer ball is hit from the ground and lands 12 meters away from where it was hit. Further- more, it reached a maximum height of 9 meters during its travel. Assuming that the path of the ball is a parabola (ignoring air resistance), find a quadratic function to model the height of the ball when it has trav- eled x meters horizontally.

A soccer ball is hit from the ground and lands 12 meters away from where it was hit. Further- more, it reached a maximum height of 9 meters during its travel. Assuming that the path of the ball is a parabola (ignoring air resistance), find a quadratic function to model the height of the ball when it has trav- eled x meters horizontally.

Intermediate Algebra

19th Edition

ISBN:9780998625720

Author:Lynn Marecek

Publisher:Lynn Marecek

Chapter9: Quadratic Equations And Functions

Section9.6: Graph Quadratic Functions Using Properties

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