document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=166253>Question 166253</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An NFL kicker attempts a 41-yard field goal. The path of the football toward the uprights can be represented by the graph of the quadratic function f(x)= -.0625x²+2.7x, where x is the horizontal distance the football travels in yards and f(x) is the vertical distance the football travels. The bottom of the uprights is 3.5 yards above the ground.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The opposing team tries to block the kick by jumping with their arms and hands up in the air. If their highest reach is 3.5 yards and they are 2 yards away, will they block the kick? Why or Why not? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "f(x)= -.0625x²+2.7x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Height of the ball when it reached the goal post:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f(41) = 5.6375 is the vertical height <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The opposing team tries to block the kick by jumping with their arms and hands up in the air. If their highest reach is 3.5 yards and they are 2 yards away, will they block the kick? Why or Why not?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f(2) = 5.15 is the vertical height.<BR>\n" );
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