Question

A video game designer decides to include a character in a new game that only moves along a parabolic path. The designer uses the function y = - x^2 + 50x + 10 to model this character’s path, where y is the height of the character in pixels and x is the time in seconds that it takes the character to move across one parabolic path.

Write the vertex as an ordered pair (x, y). What does the vertex represent for this
situation? Write 1-2 sentences to explain your answer.

Answer 1

@whpalmer4

Answer 2

@wio