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 - 16t ^ 2 + 32t + 47 What does 47 represent in the context of the problem? (1 point ) 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. 47 represents the number of seconds the quarterback holds the football before throwing it. 47 does not make sense as a value in this problem

Answer 1

In the context of the problem, 47 represents the initial height of the football when the quarterback throws it.