Question

The cheerleaders at a football game launch T-shirts into the crowd from the back of a golf cart that is 2 feet off the ground. The T-shirts have an upward velocity of 30 feet per second. Using the function y=−16t2+30t+2, which of the following correctly identifies the vertex of the parabola and best explains its meaning?(1 point)ResponsesThe vertex is at (0.9375,16.063). The shirts will reach a maximum height of roughly 0.928 feet.The vertex is at left parenthesis 0.9375 comma 16.063 right parenthesis . The shirts will reach a maximum height of roughly 0.928 feet.The vertex is at (0.9375,16.063). The shirts will reach a maximum height of roughly 16 feet.The vertex is at left parenthesis 0.9375 comma 16.063 right parenthesis . The shirts will reach a maximum height of roughly 16 feet.The vertex is at (16.063,0.938). The shirts will reach a maximum height of roughly 16 feet.The vertex is at left parenthesis 16.063 comma 0.938 right parenthesis . The shirts will reach a maximum height of roughly 16 feet.The vertex is at (16.063,0.9375). The shirts will reach a maximum height of roughly 0.928 feet.

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The correct answer is:

The vertex is at (0.9375, 16.063). The shirts will reach a maximum height of roughly 16 feet.