Question

Derrick made a goal for 2 points during the basketball game. The path of the balls height in feet can be modeled by y= -x^2 - 2x + 24. Determine the height

Answer 1

First let's get the vertex of the function

$( \frac{-b}{2a},f( \frac{-b}{2a}))$

(-1,25) is the vertex

so the maximum height is 25 feet 
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