Question

Jayeon is a goalkeeper for his city's soccer team. He created a table to track the height of the ball, in feet, as a function of time, in seconds, when he puts it. What type of function best models this scenario? (1 point)a sine function a sine function a linear function a linear function a quadratic function a quadratic function an exponential funciton

Answer 1

The height of a soccer ball as a function of time, especially when kicked, typically follows a parabolic path due to the effects of gravity. This means that the height of the ball over time would best be modeled by a **quadratic function**. Therefore, the correct answer is:

**a quadratic function**.