SOLUTION: You throw a ball toward a trash can. The ball follows a parabolic path through (10, 10), (−14, 10), and (20, 7). Will the ball pass through the center at (0, 3)?

Algebra ->  Quadratic Equations and Parabolas  -> Quadratic Equations Lessons  -> Quadratic Equation Lesson -> SOLUTION: You throw a ball toward a trash can. The ball follows a parabolic path through (10, 10), (−14, 10), and (20, 7). Will the ball pass through the center at (0, 3)?      Log On


   

Question 1164410: You throw a ball toward a trash can. The ball follows a parabolic path through (10, 10), (−14, 10), and (20, 7). Will the ball pass through the center at (0, 3)?
Answer by ikleyn(52779) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.

Restore the parabola based on given data.

Then check if the point  (0,3)  lies on parabola.

When you restore the parabola,  notice and use that its vertical symmetry axis is at  x = -2.


If something is  UNCLEAR  to you,  let me know.