Answer:
The x-intercept at 0 shows the location where the ball was kicked. The x-intercept at x = 16 shows the location where the ball hit the ground.
The maximum value represents the highest point of the ball.
The interval where the function is increasing is 0<x<8. Between this interval, the height of the ball measured from the ground is increasing.
The interval where the function is decreasing is 0<x<16. Between this interval, the height of the ball is decreasing.
Reading from the graph
When x = 8, y = 10 ⇒ let this be x₁ = 8 and y₁ = 10
When x = 13, y = 6 ⇒ let this be x₂ = 13 and y₂ = 6
The rate of change = (y₂-y₁) / (x₂-x₁)
The rate of change = (6 - 10) / (13 - 8)
The rate of change = -4 / 5 = -(4/5)
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