Asked by kelvin calin

Ja'Von kicks a soccer ball into the air. The function f(x) = –16(x – 2)2 + 64 represents the height of the ball, in feet, as a function of time, x, in seconds. What is the maximum height the ball reaches?

2 feet
16 feet
32 feet
64 feet

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
64 feet

Reason: f(x) is in vertex form f(x) = -16(x - 2)^2 + 64, so the vertex is at (2, 64). Because the coefficient of (x - 2)^2 is negative, the vertex gives the maximum height, 64 feet.