Answer:
The horizontal distance traveled by the ball before it hits the ground is 550 ft
The graph in the attached figure
Step-by-step explanation:
we have
[tex]y=55+x-0.002x^{2}[/tex]
Using a graphing tool
we know that
The horizontal distance traveled by the ball before it hits the ground is equal to the horizontal distance from the origin to the x-intercept of the graph
so
The horizontal distance is 550 ft
see the attached figure