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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #639352 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><B>FrankM(1040)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><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=FrankM><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=639352\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I sketched <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-%28%28x-25%29%2F25%29%5E2%2B25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-%28%28x-25%29%2F25%29%5E2%2B25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It graphs to this -\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And can represent a kicked football. The vertex is at 25 ft high, the maximum height it reached, and it goes 50 ft before hitting the ground. It was a young child, by the way.  </SPAN>\n" );
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