7. #10 Virginia Tech Hokies and 7 Florida Gators round one in the March Madness tournament. The score was 61 to 64 and Virginia Tech was down by three points. With 4 seconds left on the clock
Nahiem Alleyne guard, scored the game tying shot to send them into overtime. The path of the
basketball can be modeled by the equation y=-167" + 20x + 7 where x is the time in seconds and
y is the height in feet.
a. Explain how you would determine the maximum height of the basketball after it was thrown?
Must use a complete thought. (How would you explain it to a 5th grader) (1 points)
b. What was the maximum height that it reached? (1 point)