Question

The function f(x) = –0.05(x2 – 26x – 120) represents the path coming out of the cannon. If x is the horizontal distance from the cannon, what does f(x) represent?

Answer 1

Explanation:

f(x) is the same as y, so represents the vertical distance of the cannonball from the ground when is at a distance x from the cannon.

You can say is the hight at the the distance x from the cannon.