Abiola and Badrani are standing 40 metres apart, throwing a ball between them. When Abiola throws the ball, it travels in a smooth arc. At the time when the ball has travelled x metres horizontally towards Badrani, its height is y metres 1.Use technology to plot these points.
2.What shape is the graph of y against x?
3.What is the maximum height reached by the ball?
4.What formula gives the height of the ball when it has travelled x metres horizontally towards Badrani?
5.Will the ball reach Badrani before it bounces?