Question

a football is thrown by a quarterback to a receiver. the points in the figure show the height of the football, in feet, above the ground in terms of its distance, in yards, from the quarterback. use this information to solve the problem. what is the footballs maximum height? what is its distance from the quarterback when it reaches its maximum?
the footballs maximum height is (square) feet.
(type an integer or decimal rounded to the nearest tenth as needed.)

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the maximum height from the graph

We look at the graph of the football's height. The highest point on the graph (the vertex of the parabola - since the path of a thrown object is a parabola) gives the maximum height.

Step2: Read the value of the maximum height

From the graph, when we observe the vertical - axis (height axis), the maximum value (the highest point of the curve) corresponds to approximately \(6.0\) feet.

Answer:

\(6.0\)