standard_description: Describe qualitatively the functional relationship between two quantities by analyzing a graph (e.g., where the function is increasing or decreasing, linear or nonlinear). Sketch a graph that exhibits the qualitative features of a function that has been described verbally.
problem_activity: Suppose Brett and Andre each throw a baseball into the air. The height of Brett's baseball is given by
$${h(t)=-16t^2+79t+6}$$
where
$$h$$
is in feet and
$$t$$
is in seconds. The height of Andre's baseball is given by the graph below.
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Brett claims that his baseball went higher than Andre’s, and Andre says that his baseball went higher.
Who is right?
How long is each baseball airborne?
Construct a graph of the height of Brett’s throw as a function of time on the same set of axes as the graph of Andre’s throw, and explain how this can confirm your claims to parts (a) and (b).


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