Question

You are attending a professional baseball game. The batter hits the ball into right field. You notice the ball, as it is hit, forms a parabolic path from the bat to where it lands in the field. The path the ball traveled can be expressed by the quadratic equation y=−142(x−50)2+60 , where x is the distance from home plate, and y is the height in the air as the ball travels in the air. Interpret the following key feature of the parabola in terms of the context.(1 point)
Range: 0≤y≤

Answer 1

0 ≤ y ≤ 60

Interpretation: While in flight the ball’s height y is between 0 (ground level when it lands) and a maximum of 60 (units) — the ball reaches its peak height of 60 at x = 50 (50 units from home plate).