A basketball player makes a long pass to another player. The path of the ball can be modelled by, y = -0.2x2 + 2.4x + 2 where x is the horizontal distance from the player and y is the height of the ball
above the court, both in metres. Determine the maximum height of the ball and time which it occurs.

Identify the statement below as either descriptive or inferential statistics. upper a certain website sold an average of 117 books per day last week. is the statement an example of descriptive or inferential statistics? a. it is an example of descriptive statistics because it uses a sample to make a claim about a population. b. it is an example of inferential statistics because it uses a sample to make a claim about a population. c. it is an example of inferential statistics because it summarizes the information in a sample. d. it is an example of descriptive statistics because it summarizes the information in a sample.