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The path of a basketball during a free throw can be modeled with the function shown, where x is time, in tenths of a second, since releasing the ball and f(x) represents height in feet. Which statements correctly describe this function?

A
The basketball reaches a maximum height of 7 feet.
B
The basketball reaches a maximum height of 20 feet.
C
The height of the ball at time 0 is –9 feet.
D
The height of the ball at time 0 is 6 feet.
E
The graph is symmetric about the line x = 5.5.
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What did you include in your response? Check all that apply.

A
y-intercept is at (0, 2)
B
increasing on (0, 4) and (6, 9)
C
constant on (4, 6)
D
maximum at (9, 9)
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The table shows the amount of a radioactive sample that remains after a certain number of days. Use the data in the table to describe the relationship between the number of milligrams remaining and days.

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The sample originally weighed mg.:10
The relationship is best modeled by function that .:an exponential
The relationship is best modeled by function that .:decreases only
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a linearan absolute value✔ an exponentiala quadratic

A
a linear
B
an absolute value
C
✔ an exponential
D
a quadratic
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✔ decreases onlyincreases onlydecreases and then increasesincreases and then decreases

A
✔ decreases only
B
increases only
C
decreases and then increases
D
increases and then decreases
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A plant is 2 inches tall. In sunlight, the plant grows 1 inch each week. At the end of the 4th week, the plant is placed in a dark room for 2 weeks and stops growing. It is then returned to the sunlight and grows at the same rate for the next 3 weeks. Describe how you would go about sketching the graph of this relationship. Include key features of the graph in your description.

Answer:

To graph this relationship, I would plot the height on the y-axis and time in weeks on the x-axis. The y-intercept is (0, 2) because the plant starts at 2 inches. From x = 0 to x = 4, the graph is a line with a slope of 1, reaching a height of 6 inches. From x = 4 to x = 6, the plant stops growing, so the graph is a horizontal line at y = 6. From x = 6 to x = 9, the plant grows again at a slope of 1, ending at a maximum height of 9 inches at point (9, 9).

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The table shows the amount of a radioactive sample that remains after a certain number of days. Use the data in the table to describe the relationship between the number of milligrams remaining and days.

Answers:
The sample originally weighed mg.:10
The relationship is best modeled by function that .:an exponential
The relationship is best modeled by function that .:decreases only

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