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To begin a football game, a kicker has to kick off. The football follows the path h(x)=−1/30x(x−61)
, where h(x)
is the height of the football and x is the horizontal distance it has traveled in yards. Solve the equation to determine how far the ball will have traveled when it hits the ground.

0=−1/30x(x−61)


(1 point)
The ball will have traveled
yards before hitting the ground.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
0 = -(1/30) x (x − 61) gives x = 0 or x = 61. The nonzero distance is 61 yards, so the ball travels 61 yards before hitting the ground.