SOLUTION: How do I come up with a real life application for a quadratic function

SOLUTION: How do I come up with a real life application for a quadratic function

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Question 182092: How do I come up with a real life application for a quadratic function
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A ball is projected from ground level, climes to a height of h feet
and returns to the ground after 5 seconds. What is the equation of
the trajectory?
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h(t) = x(x-5) = x^2-5x
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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