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A ball is thrown upward and outward from a height of 6 feet. The height of the ball, f(x) in feet, can be modeled by
f(x) = – 0.8 x2 + 2.4x + 6.
where x is the ball's horizontal distance, in feel, from where it was thrown.
a. What is the maximum height of the ball and how far from where was thrown does this occur?
b. How far docs the ball travel horizontally before hitting the ground? Round lo the nearest tenth of a foot.
c. Graph the function that models the ball's parabolic path.
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