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The height y, in feet, of a football x seconds after it is thrown is modeled by the equation y = –16x2 + 24x + 1. What information does the zero of the equation 6 = –16x2 + 24x + 1 represent?
the height of the ball after 6 seconds
when the ball is 6 ft above the ground
the initial upward velocity of the ball
the horizontal distance traveled by the ball when it is 6 ft above the ground
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When the ball is 6 ft above the ground.
Reason: Setting 6 = -16x^2 + 24x + 1 finds the x-values (times) for which the height y equals 6 ft. It does not give initial velocity (that's 24 ft/s), nor horizontal distance, nor the height at x = 6.
Reason: Setting 6 = -16x^2 + 24x + 1 finds the x-values (times) for which the height y equals 6 ft. It does not give initial velocity (that's 24 ft/s), nor horizontal distance, nor the height at x = 6.
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