In Exercises 87–90, determine whether each statement makes sense or does not make sense, and explain your reasoning.

Figure 3.7 shows that a linear function provides a better description of the football’s path than a quadratic function.

Figure 3.7

(feet) Height of the Punted Football 10 8 6 + J 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Distance from the Point of Impact (feet) X