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Find a formula for the shot

Author:
Dr. Fisher

Find a formula for the shot by lining up the curve with the basketballs

Can you find a formula for the shot by lining up the curve with the basketballs? What's the formula?

What do the parameters h and k tell you about the curve in formula above?

What's the highest possible value of the expression ? Explain.

What's the highest possible value of the expression ? Explain.

Explain why the graph reaches its highest point at (5, 8).