SOLUTION: Duncan hits a volleyball out of bonds on a path given by the equation h=-0.1d^2+d+1. The height of the volleyball is h metres. What is the maximum height reached by the ball?

Question 176710: Duncan hits a volleyball out of bonds on a path given by the equation h=-0.1d^2+d+1. The height of the volleyball is h metres. What is the maximum height reached by the ball?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The general equation for a parabola is

The axis of symmetry and extreme value (min or max) occur at

In this cose

Plugging into the formula,

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