Kaori is taking a free-throw. H(d) models the basketball's height (in meters) at a horizontal distance of d meters from Kaori. What does the statement H(R)=4 mean? Choose 1 answer: (A) At a horizontal distance of R meters from Kaori, the ball's height was equal to 4 meters. (B) At a horizontal distance of 4 meters from Kaori, the ball's height was equal to R meters. (C) The ball was at the same height at the horizontal distances of 4 meters and R meters.

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Kaori is taking a free-throw.  H(d) models the basketball's height (in meters) at a horizontal distance of  d meters from Kaori. What does the statement  H(R)=4 mean? Choose 1 answer: (A) At a horizontal distance of  R meters from Kaori, the ball's height was equal to 4 meters. (B) At a horizontal distance of 4 meters from Kaori, the ball's height was equal to  R meters. (C) The ball was at the same height at the horizontal distances of 4 meters and  R meters.

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Understand H(d): Understand the function H(d) and what it represents. The function H(d) gives us the height of the basketball at a horizontal distance d from Kaori. When we see H(R)=4, this means that when the horizontal distance is R meters, the height of the basketball is 4 meters.Interpret H(R)=4: Interpret the given statement H(R)=4 using the understanding from Step 1. The statement H(R)=4 directly translates to ＂At a horizontal distance of R meters from Kaori, the ball's height was equal to 4 meters.＂ This matches option (A) from the given choices.Eliminate other options: Eliminate the other options based on the interpretation. Option (B) suggests that at a horizontal distance of 4 meters, the height is R meters, which is not what H(R)=4 indicates. Option (C) suggests that the ball is at the same height at two different horizontal distances, which is also not indicated by H(R)=4. Therefore, both options (B) and (C) are incorrect.

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