document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1195875>Question 1195875</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When a ball is thrown or kicked, the path it travels is shaped like a parabola. Suppose a football is kicked from ground level, reaches a maximum height of 20 feet, and hits the ground 120 feet from where it was kicked. Assuming that the ball was kicked at the origin, write an equation of the parabola that models the flight of the ball.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = ax^2 + bx + c<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 points are given: (0,0), (60,20) and (120,0)<BR>\n" );
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