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a.
To find: The maximum height of the tennis ball.
a.
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Answer to Problem 15CT
Maximum height is 4.445 feet.
Explanation of Solution
Given information: The quadratic function
Formula used:
The x coordinate of vertex is given by formula
Calculation:
Here, find the y coordinate of vertex.
From the given equation,
Plug in these values into the formula to find x coordinate of vertex.
Now, plug in x as 17 into the equation to find corresponding y.
b.
To Explain: The ball clears the net or not.
b.
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Answer to Problem 15CT
The ball can clear the net because ball will go 3.6 feet but the height of the net is 3feet.
Explanation of Solution
Given information: You are standing 30feet from the net and height of the net is 3ft.
Calculation:
We have
As 3.6 > 3 , thus the ball will clear the net
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