A ball is tossed into the air. The quadratic function
h(t) = —16t^2 + 14t + 5 represents the situation, where t
represents the time, in seconds, after the ball is tossed
and h(t) represents the height of the ball, in feet. Which
of the following statements is NOT true?
The constant term represents the height from which the ball was tossed.
The factors of the function can help determine when the ball hit the ground.
The leading coefficient indicates that the graph of the parabola that represents the ball’s height over time will open in an upward direction.
The graph of the parabola that represents the ball’s height over time will have a relative maximum.
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The statement "The graph of the parabola that represents the ball’s height over time will have a relative maximum" is NOT true. Since the leading coefficient of the quadratic function is negative (-16), the parabola will open downwards and have a maximum point, not a relative maximum.
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