Question

Michael is practicing hitting baseballs across the field. If the graph below represents the height of the ball t seconds after he hits it, estimate when the ball will land in the outfield to the nearest tenth. (IMAGE IS ATTACHED)

Answer 1

hmm what's an outfield?

Answer 2

ohh land.

Answer 3

Doesn't matter where it lands, as long as it lands haha.. Anyway it will land when the height is = 0

Answer 4

Aka the ball is on the ground. That happens at two instances. When the ball is about to leave the ground, and when it lands. So it happens at two x intercepts.

Answer 5

That didn't help at all...

Answer 6

Hey kaup, if u haven't noticed i was still typing, u don't have to be rude. Anyway, i was saying. First y-intercept is at t=0, well that's obvious, u start timing after the ball leaves the ground. Thus we just have to find the 2nd y-intercept

Answer 7

To the nearest tenth.. hmm is there a way to find this exactly or do we have to just judge from the picture, what do u think @amistre64 ?

Answer 8

I'd say it's like 3.8

Answer 9

Sorry bahrom7893... I thought you were trying to be funny or something. Sorry again for being rude.

Answer 10

It's ok, whatever, was there any other info included?

Answer 11

No.

Answer 12

Hmm..

Answer 13

Yepp... Thanks for helping me.

Answer 14

idk, anyway maybe i'm missing something and there's some way to find out the equation of that graph, i don't really remember. @amistre64 @JamesJ @Luis Rivera @.Sam. guys take a look.