Antoine stands on a balcony and throws a ball to his dog, who is at ground level.The ball's height (in meters above the ground), x seconds after Antoine threw it, is modeled by:h(x)=−2x2+4x+16What is the height of the ball at the time it is thrown?□ meters
Q. Antoine stands on a balcony and throws a ball to his dog, who is at ground level.The ball's height (in meters above the ground), x seconds after Antoine threw it, is modeled by:h(x)=−2x2+4x+16What is the height of the ball at the time it is thrown?□ meters
Evaluate h(x) at x=0: To find the height of the ball at the time it is thrown, we need to evaluate the function h(x) at x=0, because that's when Antoine just threw the ball.
Plug x=0 into h(x): Plug x=0 into the equation h(x)=−2x2+4x+16.h(0)=−2(0)2+4(0)+16
Simplify the equation: Simplify the equation:h(0)=−2(0)+4(0)+16h(0)=0+0+16h(0)=16
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