Vernon Wells hits a baseball that travels for 142m before it lands. The flight of the ball can be modelled by a quadratic function in which x is the horizontal distance the ball has travelled away from vernon, and h(x) is the height of ther ball at that distance.
Assume that the ball was between 0.6m and 1.5m above the ground when it was hit:
a)What would be a good range of values for the height of the ball? are some values for the height unreasonable?
b)What happens when x=0?
c) What are the possible values for h(x) when x=0?
this question seems quite hard lol hmmm :0
Sorry I know this was 5 years ago, but did you by any chance gets the answer? I have this question right now
a) To determine a good range of values for the height of the ball, we consider the initial conditions mentioned in the problem. The ball was between 0.6m and 1.5m above the ground when it was hit. So, the height of the ball lies within this range.
b) When x=0, it means the horizontal distance from Vernon (i.e., the point of hitting) is 0. So, we need to find the value of h(0), which represents the height of the ball at that distance.
c) To find the possible values for h(x) when x=0, we need to calculate h(0) using the quadratic function given. However, since the specific function is not provided, we cannot determine the exact value or range of values for h(0) without further information.
To find h(0), you would typically need to know the quadratic function in the form h(x) = ax^2 + bx + c, with coefficients a, b, and c. Then, you can substitute x=0 into the equation and solve for h(0).