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Which of these situations would best be represented using a quadratic function: the distance driven on a road trip, the path of a tennis ball hit over the net, or the path of a …

Which of these situations would best be represented using a quadratic function: the distance driven on a road trip, the path of a tennis ball hit over the net, or the path of a …
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Which of these situations would best be represented using a quadratic function: the distance driven on a road trip, the path of a tennis ball hit over the net, or the path of a train on train tracks? Explain why you chose your answer.

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Quadratics have the parabola shape. The distance driven on a road trip and the path of a train on train tracks can be represented linearly.

The path of a tennis ball can be represented by a quadratic function.
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