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Chase and Alonzo stand next to each other and throw baseballs in the air. The path of Chase's ball is described by the equation y = - 4x²+ 5x+ 7. The path of Alonzo's ball is shown by the graph. In each function, x is the horizontal distance the ball travels in meters, and y represents its height. Whose baseball reaches a greater height?
A. Both baseballs reach the same height.
B. Chase's baseball
C. Alonzo's baseball
The misssing graph is shown below.
The correct option is option C: Alonzo's baseball
What is a quadratic equation?
The equation whose highest degree of the variable used in the equation is 2 and has 2 roots, is called quadratic equation.
Here the quadratic equation of the path of Chase's ball is given by y = - 4x²+ 5x+ 7
To compare the height of both paths followed by the ball
we have to first calculate the height of the path of Chase's ball.
the path of Chase's ball is f(x)=-4x²+ 5x+ 7
The function will have the highest value when f'(x) will be 0.
f'(x)=-8x+5
f'(x)=0
⇒-8x+5=0
⇒-8x=-5
⇒x=5/8
at x=5/8, function value is
f(x)=-4x²+ 5x+ 7
=-4(5/8)²+ 5(5/8)+ 7
=-4(25/64)+(25/8)+7
=(-25/16)+25/8+7
=8.5625
There maximum value of f(x) is 8.5625.
The maximum height reached by Chase's ball will be 8.5625m.
From the graph of the path of Alonzo's ball, it is clear that
The maximum height reached by Alonzo's ball will be 9m.
As 8.5625m < 9m
Alonzo's baseball will reach greater height.
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