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During the first part of an experiment, a ball was launched from a 7 -foot-tall platform. The graph shows the height y , in feet, of the ball x seconds after it was launched during the first part of the experiment.

  • The parabola opens downward.
  • The vertex is at the approximate point (0.3 comma 8.3).
  • The parabola passes through the following points:
    • (0 comma 7)
    • approximately (0.3 comma 8.3)
    • approximately (0.6 comma 7)

During the second part of the experiment, the ball was launched the same way, but from a platform that is 2 feet shorter than the first platform. Which of the following graphs could represent the height y , in feet, of the ball x seconds after it was launched during the second part of the experiment?