Final answer:
The football has a height of 20.6 meters after 1 second when substituting t=1 into the given equation h = -4.9t^2 + 24.5t + 1.
Step-by-step explanation:
To determine how high the football is after 1 second, we simply need to plug the value 't = 1' into the quadratic equation h = -4.9t^2 + 24.5t + 1.
Using this value, we have:
At t = 1 second:
- h = -4.9(1)2 + 24.5(1) + 1
- h = -4.9 + 24.5 + 1
- h = 20.6 meters
Therefore, the football is 20.6 meters high after 1 second.