Answer to Question #161905 in Algebra for Carina Gifford

Question

James was participating in a shot put competition, and threw the shot in the air. The graph below represents the height of the shot after traveling a distance of x feet.

What does the y-intercept represent?

A. the number of feet it took for the shot to reach the ground

B. the initial velocity of the shot when it was thrown

C. the initial height from which the shot was thrown

D. the maximum height of the shot.

Answer 1

Solution:

$x$-axis represents the distance of the shot.

$y$-axis represents the height of the shot.

$y$-intercept is by $x=0$, therefore $y$-intercept is the initial height from which the shot was thrown.

So, the answer C is true.

Answer: C. the initial height from which the shot was thrown