Pick one of the two problems due on TUESDAY March 10 presented in either a PowerPoint or put together on a small
poster board. 2-3 people per group. Every presentation must CLEARLY answer each part with work shown. Include a
graph to scale with your function (Be Creative!  ).
The height of a punted football can be modeled with the quadratic function h = -0.01x2 + 1.18x + 2.
a)
b)
c)
d)
What is the y-intercept and what does it mean?
What is the vertex of the graph and what does it mean?
Write the equation in vertex y = a(x – h)2 + k form.
The nearest defensive player is 5ft horizontally from the point of impact. How high must the player reach to
block the punt?
e) What is the balls height when it has traveled 20 yards downfield? 1 yd = 3ft.
f) How far downfield has the ball traveled when it reaches a height of 6ft?
g) When does the ball hit the ground?
Todd Helton is up to bat for the Rockies. The path of the baseball off of his bat can be modeled by the equation y = 0.000762166x2 + 0.267949x + 4
a) What is the y intercept and what does it mean?
b) What is the vertex of the graph and what does it mean?
c) Write the equation in vertex y = a(x – h)2 + k form.
d) After the pitch, the pitcher is 54.5 ft away from the batter. If the pitcher is 6.5ft tall by how many feet did the
baseball clear his head?
e) What is the ball’s height when it is 230ft from home plate?
f) When does the baseball reach a height of 18 ft?
g) If the outfield wall at Coors Field is located 345ft from home plate and is 8 ft tall, will the ball clear the wall?
Why or why not?
Pick one of the two problems due on TUESDAY March 10 presented in either a PowerPoint or put together on a small
poster board. 2-3 people per group. Every presentation must CLEARLY answer each part with work shown. Include a
graph to scale with your function (Be Creative!  ).
The height of a punted football can be modeled with the quadratic function h = -0.01x2 + 1.18x + 2.
a)
B
c)
d)
What is the y-intercept and what does it mean?
What is the vertex of the graph and what does it mean?
Write the equation in vertex y = a(x – h)2 + k form.
The nearest defensive player is 5ft horizontally from the point of impact. How high must the player reach to
block the punt?
e) What is the balls height when it has traveled 20 yards downfield? 1 yd = 3ft.
f) How far downfield has the ball traveled when it reaches a height of 6ft?
g) When does the ball hit the ground?
Todd Helton is up to bat for the Rockies. The path of the baseball off of his bat can be modeled by the equation y = 0.000762166x2 + 0.267949x + 4
a) What is the y intercept and what does it mean?
b) What is the vertex of the graph and what does it mean?
c) Write the equation in vertex y = a(x – h)2 + k form
d) After the pitch, the pitcher is 54.5 ft away from the batter. If the pitcher is 6.5ft tall by how many feet did the
baseball clear his head?
e) What is the ball’s height when it is 230ft from home plate?
f) When does the baseball reach a height of 18 ft?
g) If the outfield wall at Coors Field is located 345ft from home plate and is 8 ft tall, will the ball clear the wall?
Why or why not?