The Adam hits a golf ball off a cliff height is .
The initial speed is .
The angle of elevation is to the horizontal.
The value of .
Time as a parameter in parametric equations are and .
Substitute and in .
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Substitute , , and in .
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The parametric equations that model the position of the ball as a function of time is and .
(b)
The ball is in the air until, .
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and .
Time should not be in negative.
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The ball in the air is .
(c)
The horizontal distance .
Substitute .
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The horizontal distance travelled the ball is .
(d)
The maximum height occurs at the vertex of the quadratic function.
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Substitute in .
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The maximum height is .
(e)
The equations are and .
Graph the equations and .
(a) The parametric equations that model the position of the ball as a function of time is and .
(b) The ball in the air is .
(c) The horizontal distance travelled the ball is .
(d) The maximum height is .
(e) Graph of the equations and .
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