Jamie kicked a soccer ball that traveled along a path described by the parabola y = -x^2 +8x, where y equals the height of the s
occer ball in feet, and x = the horizontal distance in feet that the ball has traveled from Jamie. How many feet from Jamie does the soccer ball hit the ground?
2 answers:
We have that
<span>y = -x</span>²<span>+8x
we know that
when the ball hint the ground is the x-intercepts of the graph
the x-intercepts is for y=0
so
0=-x</span>²+8x--------> x²-8x=0----> x*(x-8)=0
the solution is
x=0
x=8
the x intercepts are the points (0,0) and (8,0)
the distance between the x intercepts points =[8-0]-----> 8 ft
the answer is
8 ft
see the attached figure
<span>y = -x</span>²<span>+8x
we know that
when the ball hint the ground is the x-intercepts of the graph
the x-intercepts is for y=0
so
0=-x</span>²+8x--------> x²-8x=0----> x*(x-8)=0
the solution is
x=0
x=8
the x intercepts are the points (0,0) and (8,0)
the distance between the x intercepts points =[8-0]-----> 8 ft
the answer is
8 ft
see the attached figure
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