A toy rocket launch can be represented by a parabolic function. Your most recent launch for the science fair can be modeled by

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A toy rocket launch can be represented by a parabolic function. Your most recent
launch for the science fair can be modeled by the function
y = -4(x - 5)² + 125 where y is the height of the rocket and is the number
of seconds since launch. Graph this function and include all of the points listed
above, then discuss in context what the vertex and x-intercepts mean in context.

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