Question

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

(1 point)
Option #
describes the point at which the ball reaches maximum height before descending.

Answer 1

Option #1 describes the point at which the ball reaches maximum height before descending. The vertex of the parabola gives the maximum (or minimum) y-value.