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Easy Math · Advanced Math · Nonlinear functions · MCQ

  • All values are approximate.
  • The parabola opens downward.
  • The vertex of the parabola is at (0.6 comma 5.5).
  • The parabola passes through the following points:
    • (0.0 comma 3.8)
    • (0.6 comma 5.5)
    • (1.0 comma 4.8)
    • (1.7 comma 0.0)

The graph shows the height above ground, in meters, of a ball x seconds after the ball was launched upward from a platform. Which statement is the best interpretation of the marked point 1.0,4.8 in this context?

  1. A

    1.0 second after being launched, the ball's height above ground is 4.8 meters.

  2. B

    4.8 seconds after being launched, the ball's height above ground is 1.0 meter.

  3. C

    The ball was launched from an initial height of 1.0 meter with an initial velocity of 4.8 meters per second.

  4. D

    The ball was launched from an initial height of 4.8 meters with an initial velocity of 1.0 meter per second.

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