A soccer ball is kicked from the ground. After traveling a horizontal distance of 35m, it just passes over a 1.5m tall fence before hitting the ground 37m from where it was kicked.
a. What is the equation that models the parabolic path of the ball?

Question

A soccer ball is kicked from the ground. After traveling a horizontal distance of 35m, it just passes over a 1.5m tall fence before hitting the ground 37m from where it was kicked. 
a. What is the equation that models the parabolic path of the ball?

anonymous · Answer

|dw:1352234916262:dw|Of course the path is not part of an elipse but it is easier to draw.
Ok, you know that the equation is: y=ax^2+bx+c
You got 3 unknown constants in there.
And you have 3 points that must satisfy this equation(x, y): (0, 0), (35, 1.5), (37, 0)
Solve the 3x3 system.

anonymous · Answer

Do you understand what I am sugesting?