Question

Mr. Hency is shooting hoops, and the ball crosses 21 feet horizontally, reaching a height of 9 feet. Sketch a graph and find an exact equation of the parabola. Set up your drawing to where the parabola starts at (0, 0), rounding the a-value to the nearest thousandths place.

Answer 1

The graph of a projectile's vertical velocity versus time is a parabolic curve, while the graph of horizontal velocity versus time is a straight line.

Step-by-step explanation:

The graph of a projectile's vertical velocity versus time will be a parabolic curve. The vertex of the parabola will represent the maximum height reached by the projectile. At the highest point of the parabola, the vertical velocity will be zero. As the projectile descends, the vertical velocity will become negative. The graph of the projectile's horizontal velocity versus time will be a straight line at a constant positive value, indicating that the horizontal velocity remains the same throughout the motion.