Janiah can throw a softball in a perfect parabolic arc which is 70 feet, if Janiah does not feel confident in her ability to throw, she can throw it to the pitcher (position 1) instead. The pitcher is 20 feet away in front of Janiah and the pitcher is only able to reach up to 8 feet veritically. will the pitcher be able to catch janiah's throw?

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Maximization

Have you ever seen a bridge in the shape of a parabola? Where is its maximum on the bridge? The maximum of that bridge is the highest point on that bridge. The process of finding the maximum of the bridge here is called the maximization.