At a pep rally, cheerleaders use a slingshot to launch small, foam basketballs into the crowd. The release point is 5 ft above the gym floor, and the balls are shot with an initial upward velocity of 52 ft/s. Suppose a ball is caught 17 ft above the floor on its way down by a student in the stands. How long is the ball is the air?

Which statement explains how you could use coordinate geometry to prove the opposite sides of a quadrilateral are congruent? a. use the slope formula to prove the slopes of the opposite sides are the same. b. use the slope formula to prove the slopes of the opposite sides are opposite reciprocals. c. use the distance formula to prove the lengths of the opposite sides are the same. d. use the distance formula to prove the midpoints of the opposite sides are the same.