Well pick an answer and press submit
The answer for this will be 2
If u subtract 6-9 u would get a -3 because the 9 is bigger than the 6 so thats how you get a -3.
The path is in the shape of a parabola, the horizontal length is 24, so the middle point is at x=12, the symmetry line is x=12, the highest point (the vertex) is at (12,6)
the equation in vertex form is y=a(x-12)²+6
next, find a by using either one of the two points, the starting point (0,0) or the end point (0,24). obviously (0,0) is easier to calculate:
0=a(0-12)² +6
a=-1/24
so the quadratic equation is y=-
The equation given in the question is
m = <span>0.3048f
when f = 9 feet, then
m = </span><span>0.3048 * 9
= 2.7432 meters
Since the answer has to be shown to the nearest thousandth, so
m = 2.743.meters
The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the third option or option "C". </span>