Big Ideas Math - Algebra 1, A Common Core Curriculum

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ISBN 10: 978-1-60840-838-2
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Chapter 8 - Graphing Quadratic Functions - 8.3 - Graphing f(x) = ax^2 + bx + c - Exercises - Page 438: 42

Answer

a) $1.5$ meters b) $1.6$ meters c) $90$ meters

Work Step by Step

a) Based on the graph, the initial height is the value of $y$ when $x=0$: $1.5$ meters b) The maximum height is the $y$-coordinate of the vertex: $1.6$ meters c) The arrow travels the distance between $x=0$ and the $x$-intercept $x=90$: $90$ meters
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