For Question 6, solve the following word problem. 6. The path of a ball is modeled by the function shown below where f(x) is the height (in feet) of the ball and x is the horizontal distance (in feet) from where the ball is thrown. What is the maximum height of the ball? ƒ(x) = -1/2 -x² +4x+10

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1. The path of a ball is modeled by the funtion shown below where f(x) is the height (in feet) from where the ball is thrown. What is the maximum height of the ball? 

f(x) = - 1/2 x2+4x+10

 

For Question 6, solve the following word problem.
6. The path of a ball is modeled by the function shown below where f(x) is the height (in feet) of the ball
and x is the horizontal distance (in feet) from where the ball is thrown. What is the maximum height
of the ball?
f(x) =
1
-x² + 4x+10
2
6.
Transcribed Image Text:For Question 6, solve the following word problem. 6. The path of a ball is modeled by the function shown below where f(x) is the height (in feet) of the ball and x is the horizontal distance (in feet) from where the ball is thrown. What is the maximum height of the ball? f(x) = 1 -x² + 4x+10 2 6.
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