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A football is kicked at 40 yards away from a goal post that is 10 feet high. Its path is modeled by y = -0.03x 2 + 1.6x, where x is the horizontal distance in yards traveled by the football and y is the corresponding height above the ground in feet.

Does the football go over the goal post? How far above or below the goal post is the football? Use two or more complete sentences to explain your answers. (Hint: The unit conversion is built into the given function.)

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at the goal post.. x=35
the height would be y = -0.03× 2 + 1.6 = 19.5 > 15 is 4.25 feet above the goal post hope this helps! :)
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