Answer:
C. Paige's soccer ball
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve this problem, we just need to graph Viola's function to know the altitude she reached, and then compare it with Paige's altitude.
So, we know that Viola's function is [tex]y=-3x^{2}+6x+3[/tex], as an extra solution, we can calculate the vertex of this quadratic function, that will give us Viola's max altitude.
[tex]V(v_{x};v_{y})\\V(\frac{-b}{2a};f(v_{x} ))[/tex]
Where b and a are from the general quadratic function: [tex]y=ax^{2} +bx+c[/tex].
So, in this case, a = -3; b = 6. Replacing this values, we find the vertex:
[tex]V(\frac{-b}{2a};f(v_{x} ))[/tex]
[tex]v_{x}= \frac{-b}{2a}=\frac{-6}{2(-3)}=1[/tex]
Then, we use the function to calculate the vertical coordinate of the vertex:
[tex]v_{y}=f(1)=-3(1)^{2}+6(1)+3=-3+6+3=6[/tex]
Therefore, the max altitude reached by Viola is 6 meters.
Now, from the graph, we observe that Paige's max altitude is around 7.5 meters.
Therefore, Paige reached the higher height. The answer is C.
