A quarterback is standing at the top of the bleachers, trying to throw the football as high into the air as he can. He picks up the football so that it is 47 feet above the ground, and throws the football as high as he can. The height of the football after t

seconds can be modeled by the expression −16t2+32t+47
. What does 47 represent in the context of the problem?(1 point)
Responses

47 does not make sense as a value in this problem.
47 does not make sense as a value in this problem.

47 represents the number of seconds the quarterback holds the football before throwing it.
47 represents the number of seconds the quarterback holds the football before throwing it.

47 represents the number of footballs they have at practice at a given time.
47 represents the number of footballs they have at practice at a given time.

47 represents the initial height of the football when the quarterback throws it.

1 answer

In the context of the problem, 47 represents the initial height of the football when the quarterback throws it. This means that the football is thrown from a height of 47 feet above the ground.