A roller coaster climbs straight up its highest point at 1/8 mile above the ground. It then drops 1/3 mile from its highest point into an underground passageway located beneath the amusement park how far is it from the underground passage up to the ground level? Describe the scenario?

List the important quantities?

What should the answer look like?

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Identify the parent function that can be used to graph the function f(x)=3(x-9)2