A baseball is thrown upward, and its height measured at 0.5-second intervals using a strobe light. The resulting data are given the table. (Let y be the height of the baseball in ft and x the time in seconds since it is thrown.) Time (s) Height (ft) 4.2 0.5 26.1 1.0 40.1 1.5 46.0 2.0 43.9 2.5 33.7 3.0 15.8 (a) Draw a scatter plot of the data. y 70 60 5of 40 50 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 y 70 50 60 40 50 30 40 30 20 10 20 10 2 3 O-1 What degree polynomial is appropriate for modeling the data? (b) Find a polynomial model that best fits the data. (Round all numerical values to three decimal places.)

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(b) Find a polynomial model that best fits the data. (Round all numerical values to three decimal places.)
Graph it on the scatter plot.
y
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(c) Find the times when the ball is 15 ft above the ground. (Round your answers to one decimal place. Enter your answers
as a comma-separated list.)
(d) What is the maximum height attained by the ball? (Round your answer to one decimal place.)
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Transcribed Image Text:(b) Find a polynomial model that best fits the data. (Round all numerical values to three decimal places.) Graph it on the scatter plot. y 7아 60 so 4아 50 4아 30 3아 20 20아 10 10 3 O-1 y 7아 50 60 50 40 30 40 30아 20 20 10 10 3 (c) Find the times when the ball is 15 ft above the ground. (Round your answers to one decimal place. Enter your answers as a comma-separated list.) (d) What is the maximum height attained by the ball? (Round your answer to one decimal place.) ft
A baseball is thrown upward, and its height measured at 0.5-second intervals using a strobe light. The resulting data are given
the table. (Let y be the height of the baseball in ft and x the time in seconds since it is thrown.)
Time (s)
Height (ft)
4.2
0.5
26.1
1.0
40.1
1.5
46.0
2.0
43.9
2.5
33.7
3.0
15.8
(a) Draw a scatter plot of the data.
y
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5아
60
40
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40
30
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20
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10
10
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What degree polynomial is appropriate for modeling the data?
(b) Find a polynomial model that best fits the data. (Round all numerical values to three decimal places.)
Transcribed Image Text:A baseball is thrown upward, and its height measured at 0.5-second intervals using a strobe light. The resulting data are given the table. (Let y be the height of the baseball in ft and x the time in seconds since it is thrown.) Time (s) Height (ft) 4.2 0.5 26.1 1.0 40.1 1.5 46.0 2.0 43.9 2.5 33.7 3.0 15.8 (a) Draw a scatter plot of the data. y 7아 5아 60 40 50 40 30 30 20 20 10 10 O-1 2 2 3 3 7아 60 40 50 30 40 30 20 20 10 10 O-1 What degree polynomial is appropriate for modeling the data? (b) Find a polynomial model that best fits the data. (Round all numerical values to three decimal places.)
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