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The parabola passes through coordinates left parenthesis 0 comma negative 6 right parenthesis and left parenthesis 8 comma negative 6 right parenthesis. The vertex has coordinates left parenthesis 4 comma 2 right parenthesis.

A sports analyst graphed the trajectory of a soccer ball that was kicked by a goalkeeper. In the graph, x is the ball’s distance from the goalpost, and y is the height of the ball in meters. What was the goalkeeper’s distance from the goalpost when the ball was kicked?

(1 point)

6 meters

0 meters

4 meters

2 meters

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
0 meters

Explanation: The point (0, -6) is on the parabola, so the kick occurred at x = 0. Since x measures distance from the goalpost, the goalkeeper was 0 meters from the goalpost.