Question

You are attending a baseball game. The batter hits the ball high into the air of the infield. You notice the ball, as it is hit, forms a parabolic path from contact with the bat to where it lands in the field. The path the ball traveled can be expressed by the quadratic equation y=−124x2+2x
𝑦
=
−
1
24
𝑥
2
+
2
𝑥
, where x represents the horizontal distance and y represents the height of the ball. Interpret the following key feature of the parabola in terms of the context.(1 point)
Range: 0≤y≤
0
≤
𝑦
≤

Answer 1

Range: 0 ≤ y ≤ 24

Interpretation: The ball’s height starts at ground level (y = 0), rises to a maximum height of 24 (units) at x = 24 (units horizontally from the hit), and then falls back to ground. The ball never exceeds 24 units in height.