The two functions below are used to represent the height of a rocket above the ground after it is launched. which rocket reaches a greater distance above the ground at its maximum height? rocket

a. y = - 6x 2 + 96x rocket

b. y = - 4x 2 + 80x rocket reaches a maximum height that is greater than the maximum height of rocket.

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Emery Kerr

8 September, 04:29

The two functions below are used to represent the height of a rocket above the ground after it is launched. which rocket reaches a greater distance above the ground at its maximum height? rocket

a. y = - 6x 2 + 96x rocket

b. y = - 4x 2 + 80x rocket reaches a maximum height that is greater than the maximum height of rocket.

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Gillian Humphrey · Answer 1

The rocket that will reach a greater distance above the ground at its maximum height is y = - 4x ² + 80x. The answer is letter B. This is because of the coefficient presented in the x² term. The number - 4 is much greater than - 6. Graphing these equations into a graphing paper or excel, you would get a parabola.