The center of an ice rink is located at (0, 0) on a coordinate system measured in meters. Susan is skating along a path that can be modeled by the equation y = 6x – x2 – 5. Luke starts at (10, –21) and skates along a path that can be modeled by a quadratic function with a vertex at (8, –9). If the rink is a circle with a radius of 35 meters, which statement best interprets the solution(s) of a system of equations modeling the paths of the skaters? A. The skaters’ paths intersect once, but that point is outside the rink.
B. The skaters’ paths intersect once, and that point is inside the rink.
C. The skaters’ paths intersect twice, but only one of those points is inside the rink.
D. The skaters’ paths intersect twice, and both points are inside the rink.