document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=978164>Question 978164</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You toss a ball that travels on the path y= -0.1x^2 +x+2 where x and y are measured in meters. Sketch the path of the ball. How high does the ball go. I know I studied algebra in 8th grade, but I don't remember solving hard problems like these so please help me it would really be helpful. Thank you </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #599637 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=599637\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Eighth-grade Algebra may not be as much as Intermediate Algebra.  You may know little more than to pick several x values and compute the corresponding y values, and then plot the resulting (x,y) ordered pair points.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Other than read and study Introductory Algebra, and then Intermediate Algebra, from good textbooks, you can use this available lesson:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "WHERE DOES GRAPH CROSS OR TOUCH x-AXIS?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use general solution to a quadratic equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "DOES GRAPH HAVE MINIMUM OR DOES IT HAVE A MAXIMUM VERTEX?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Qualitative knowledge about parabolas.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "WHAT IS VERTEX POINT?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Complete The Square to put equation into Standard Form, and read the data for the vertex directly from the equation in standard form. </SPAN>\n" );
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