document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=886620>Question 886620</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A football is kicked at 40 yards away from a goal post that is 10 feet high. Its path is modeled by y = -0.03x^2 + 1.6x, where x is the horizontal distance in yards traveled by the football and y is the corresponding height above the ground in feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Does the football go over the goal post, and How far above or below the goal post is the football? Thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #536146 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=536146\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> y = -0.03x^2 + 1.6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now x = 40 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = -0.03*(40^2) +1.6*40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the football does clear the goal post by 6 feet<BR>\n" );
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