Using quadratic function concepts, it is found that:
1) The equation is
2) The minimum distance is of 2.64 yards, and the maximum is of 47.36 yards.
A quadratic equation has the following format:
In this problem:
- The ball was kicked from the ground, thus , which means that c = 0.
Item 1:
The vertex is: , in which:
In this problem, it is (25,50). Thus:
Then, as
Thus, the equation, in standard form, is:
Item 2:
The distances are the values of x for which:
Then
Which is a quadratic equation with . Then:
The minimum distance is of 2.64 yards, and the maximum is of 47.36 yards.
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