Question

essay 2 points choose three vocabulary words from the list below and use them correctly in a real - world or math example. write 3 sentences in total (one sentence for each word used) vocabulary choices: vertex, parabola, domain, range, transformation, x - intercept, y - intercept, axis of symmetry, maximum, minimum

Explanation:

1. For "parabola": Uses a real-world projectile motion example to define and apply the term, linking the shape to the path of a thrown ball.
2. For "vertex": Connects the vertex of a parabola to the maximum height of the projectile, a key real-world application of the term.
3. For "x-intercept": Explains how the x-intercepts represent the launch and landing points of the ball, tying the math concept to a concrete scenario.

Answer:

1. When a baseball is thrown into the air and follows a curved path back to the ground, that curved path forms a parabola, the U-shaped graph of a quadratic function.
2. The highest point the baseball reaches, where it stops ascending and starts descending, is the vertex of the parabola describing its flight path.
3. The x-intercepts of the parabola modeling the baseball's motion correspond to the point where the ball is thrown from the ground and the point where it lands back on the ground.