Solve the problem.The Olympic flame at the 1992 Summer Olympics was lit by a flaming arrow. As the arrow moved d feet horizontally from the archer, assume that its height h, in feet, was approximated by the function  Sketch the graph of the function. Find the maximum height and the distance at which the maximum occurs.

A.

Maximum height is 61.25 ft;
occurs at a distance of 175 ft.
B.

Maximum height is 67.55 ft;
occurs at a distance of 175 ft.
C.

Maximum height is 80.2 ft;
occurs at a distance of 225 ft.
D.

Maximum height is 55.6 ft;
occurs at a distance of 125 ft.


Answer: B

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