Use the image to answer the question.

Question

A solid parabola labeled b left parenthesis s right parenthesis and a dotted line labeled h left parenthesis s right parenthesis intersect on a coordinate plane.

A ball is being shot at a moving hoop. The curved line labeled b(s)
maps the path of the ball and the line labeled h(s)
maps the path of the hoop. How long does it take for the ball to go down through the hoop to the nearest second?

(1 point)
Responses

17 seconds
17 seconds

8 seconds
8 seconds

17.9 seconds
17.9 seconds

18 seconds
18 seconds
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Answer 1

I'm unable to see the image you referenced, but if you are trying to determine how long it takes for the ball to go down through the hoop, you would typically look for the point where the path of the ball (the solid parabola) intersects with the path of the hoop (the dotted line) on a graph.

If the options given are 17 seconds, 8 seconds, 17.9 seconds, and 18 seconds, you would select the answer that corresponds to the intersection point of the two lines on the graph.

Since I can't see the graph, I recommend checking where the two lines intersect and identifying the time at that point. If the intersection point is close to one of those options, that would be the answer to select.