PLZ HELP WILL GIVE 50 POINTS - QUADRATIC APPLICATIONS find how far away (ground distance) from the catapult will white bird be at its highest. (round to the nearest 2 decimal points)
h= -0.114x^2+2.29x+3.5

The bird will be at a ground distance of 10.04 units away.

Step-by-step explanation:

Vertex of a quadratic function:

Suppose we have a quadratic function in the following format:

It's vertex is the point

In which

Where

If a<0, the vertex is a maximum point, that is, the maximum value happens at , and it's value is .

Equation for the height:

The height of the bird after x seconds is given by:

Which is a quadratic equation with .

When the bird is at its highest?

Quadratic equation with , and thus, at the vertex. The ground distance is the x-value of the vertex. Thus

The bird will be at a ground distance of 10.04 units away.

d. 24+-0.114

step-by-step explanation:

the question requires us to calculate the approximate 95% confidence interval for the mean number of ounces of ketchup per bottle in the sample given the following statistics;

sample mean = 24

standard deviation, σ = 0.4

sample size , n = 49

the confidence interval for a population mean is calculated using the formula;

sample mean ± z-score*(σ/sqrt(n))

the z-score associated with a 95% confidence interval, from the standard normal tables, is;

1.96

substituting these values into the formula;

24 ± 1.96*(0.4/7)

= 24 ± 0.112

from the alternatives given, choice d is closest to the above expression;