Asked by armando

Sofia throws a rock straight up. The table shows the height of the rock in meters, y, at x seconds.



What type of function is represented?

linear
exponential
quadratic
logarithmic

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Quadratic.

Vertical motion with constant acceleration (gravity) gives y(t) = -½gt^2 + v0t + y0, a parabola. In a table the second differences would be constant, confirming a quadratic.