height problem

kryms3n

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The path of a ball is given by y=(-1/20)x^2 + 3x + 5 , where y is the height in feet and x is the horizontal distance in feet.

(a) Find the maximum height of the ball

(b) Which term determines the height at which the ball was thrown? Does changing this term change the coordinates of the maximym height of the ball? Explain.

have fun



the answer for the first one is 50 feet

with the point being (30,50)
but i try the vertex form of the function
and i get some random fraction answer
 
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