Question

The pitcher releases the ball at the highest point in the curve, and the catcher is located at the y-axis. According to the table, how high is the ball when it reaches the catcher?

Answer 1

The answer is A. 2.5

The first option

Explanation:

If we look at the question you'll see this phrase "X represents the horizontal distance the ball travels in feet" and "f(x) represents the height of the ball in feet."

The question is "The pitcher releases the ball at the highest point in the curve, and the catcher is located at the y-axis. According to the table, how high is the ball when it reaches the catcher?" the underlined words are your clue.

When the graph hit zero, its hit its mark "The catcher" it REACHES the catcher.

so, alas, the answer is 2.5 ft

Answer 2

Answer: 2.5 ft

Explanation:

Ok, we know that the catcher is located in the y-axis.

As you know, the y-axis cuts the x-axis at x = 0, so the catcher is located at x = 0.

To see the heigth of the ball at x = 0 we can see the table, where we can see that when x = 0, f(x) = 2.5 ft

Then the correct option is the second one, 2.5 ft.