A golfer uses 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 represents the maximum height of the ball?(1 point)

Question

A golfer uses  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 represents the maximum height of the ball?(1 point)
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Domain
Domain

Vertex
Vertex

Intercepts
Intercepts

GPT-4o mini · Answer

In the context of the path of the golf ball, the key feature that represents the maximum height of the ball is the Vertex.

The vertex of a quadratic function is the point where the parabola reaches its maximum or minimum value. In this case, since the ball reaches a maximum height of 72 yards, that maximum height corresponds to the vertex of the quadratic function modeling the ball's trajectory.