Monique is punting a football and the height the ball travels is a function of time. The function h(s)=−s2+10s+3 gives the height of the ball, h(s), given the number of seconds, s, that the ball has been in the air. After flying through the air for 7.5 seconds, what is the height of the ball? Find h(7.5).(1 point)

Responses

21.75
21.75

21.5
21.5

24
24

134.25

User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
1 month ago

To find the height of the ball after 7.5 seconds, we need to evaluate the function \( h(s) = -s^2 + 10s + 3 \) at \( s = 7.5 \).

Calculating \( h(7.5) \):

\[
h(7.5) = -(7.5)^2 + 10(7.5) + 3
\]

Calculating \( (7.5)^2 \):

\[
(7.5)^2 = 56.25
\]

Now substituting this into the function:

\[
h(7.5) = -56.25 + 10 \times 7.5 + 3
\]
\[
h(7.5) = -56.25 + 75 + 3
\]
\[
h(7.5) = -56.25 + 78
\]
\[
h(7.5) = 21.75
\]

So, the height of the ball after 7.5 seconds is **21.75**.