A golfer uses a tracking device to determine the data of the ball as it is in the air. She calculates that her ball, when 34 yards away from her, reached a maximum height of 72 yards before descending. The path of the golf ball can be modeled by a quadratic function where x represents the horizontal distance and y represents the height of the ball. In terms of the context, which key feature would represent the maximum height of the ball?
Option #1: vertex
Option #2: domain
Option #3: intercepts
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describes the point at which the ball reaches maximum height before descending.
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The correct answer is:
Option #1: vertex
In the context of a quadratic function, the vertex of the parabola represents the maximum or minimum point. Since the golfer's ball reaches a maximum height of 72 yards, this point corresponds to the vertex of the quadratic function modeling the path of the ball.
