A watermelon was ejected from a catapult reaching a maximum height of 20 ft. The watermelon left the catapult when it was 4 ft o
ff the ground and hit the ground 45 ft away from the catapult. Can the equation that models the path of the watermelon be written given the information in the problem? If so, find the equation. If not, state what other information is needed.
No, the equation cannot be written with the given information. The distance from the catapult when the watermelon reached the maximum height is needed. Since the watermelon did not start on the ground, it cannot be assumed that the maximum was reached half the distance to the landing point.
