Question Tashmira, an enthusiastic basketball player, is practising her shooting. 1,7 m m She throws from a

Question

Transcribed Image Text:

Tashmira, an enthusiastic basketball player, is practising her shooting. 1,7 m m She throws from a point 1,7 m from the floor. Each throw follows the path of a parabola. On one of her throws, the ball reaches its maximum height of 3.1625 m when it has covered a horizontal distance of 3 m. Unfortunately, the ball does not go into the basket but hits the front of the rim which is 3 m above the floor. Determine how far Tashmira is from the rim, that is: the horizontal distance between Tashmira's hand and the front of the rim. Tashmira, an enthusiastic basketball player, is practising her shooting. 1,7 m m She throws from a point 1,7 m from the floor. Each throw follows the path of a parabola. On one of her throws, the ball reaches its maximum height of 3.1625 m when it has covered a horizontal distance of 3 m. Unfortunately, the ball does not go into the basket but hits the front of the rim which is 3 m above the floor. Determine how far Tashmira is from the rim, that is: the horizontal distance between Tashmira's hand and the front of the rim.