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The height y (in feet) of a ball thrown by a child is

y=−1/12x^2+6x+3

where x is the horizontal distance in feet from the point at which the ball is thrown.


(a) How high is the ball when it leaves the child's hand? (Hint: Find y when x=0)

Your answer is y=_______


(b) What is the maximum height of the ball? _______


(c) How far from the child does the ball strike the ground? ______