Question

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A parabola is graphed on a coordinate plane. The x-axis ranges from negative 2 to 10 in increments of 1. The y-axis ranges from negative 8 to 3 in increments of 1.

A sports analyst graphed the trajectory of a soccer ball that was kicked by a goalkeeper. In the graph, x is the ball’s distance from the goalpost, and y is the height of the ball in meters. What was the goalkeeper’s distance from the goalpost when the ball was kicked?

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Responses

0 meters
0 meters

6 meters
6 meters

4 meters
4 meters

2 meters

Answer 1

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Answer 2

0 meters

Answer 3

The correct answer is 0 meters. The goalkeeper's distance from the goalpost would be 0 meters when the ball was kicked, as the starting point of the trajectory would be at the goalpost.