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Quadratics Baseball

Last updated about 6 years ago

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Use the following scenario and equation to complete the questions below:

A baseball player has hit a ball. The height, f(x) in feet, of the ball x seconds after it is hit is given by  the equation: 

Question 1

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Complete the table for the missing values.

Question 2

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What does the ordered pair (1,67) represent in this situation?

Question 3

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Question 4

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What is the maximum of this quadratic? Desribe in terms of the x and y values.

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Question 6

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How long did it take for the ball to reach a maximum height? Be sure to give your answer in seconds.

Look at the a -value of this quadratic, what can you tell about it?  Select all that apply.

It opens up

It is a narrow parabola

It opens down

It is a wide parabola

At x = 0, the ball was hit. How many feet was the ball off the groud when it was hit?

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