Janiah is a softball player who plays second base (position 4). She can throw a softball in a perfect parabolic arc to throw out a runner trying to steal home plate (position 2), which is 70 feet. A. Assume that Janiah lets go of the ball 5 feet above the ground and the catcher (position 2) catches it 5 feet above the ground. The ball reaches a maximum height of 20 feet above the ground halfway to the catcher. What is an equation of the path of the softball?
1. Janiah is a softball player who plays second base (position 4). She can throw a softball in a perfect parabolic arc to throw out a runner trying to steal home plate (position 2), which is 70 feet.
A. Assume that Janiah lets go of the ball 5 feet above the ground and the catcher (position 2) catches it 5 feet above the ground. The ball reaches a maximum height of 20 feet above the ground halfway to the catcher. What is an equation of the path of the softball?
B. If Janiah does not feel confident in her ability to throw, she can throw it to the pitcher (position 1) instead. The pitcher is 20 feet away in front of Janiah and the pitcher is only able to reach up to 8 feet vertically. Will the pitcher be able to catch Janiah's throw?
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