Lisha hits the golf ball for a long drive on the fairway. If the dimples on the ball did not give it loft, the path of the ball could be described using the equation
y = -0.0036(x + 1)(x - 186)
The distance from the point of impact is the x-value, and y is the
height. Both are measured in metres.
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a. In what form of the quadratic function is the given equation?
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b.
What are the x-intercepts of the graph for this function?
Answer
How far from the take-off point will the ball land? Explain your answer.
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C.

Where is the axis of symmetry for the graph of the function?
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e.
How high will the ball rise, according to the function given? Show clearly how you calculate
the answer

f.
How much higher was the ball just before it was struck than when it landed down the
course?