The height , in feet, of a ball thrown into the air is modeled by the function , where is the time in seconds after it is thrown. The graph of intersects the t-axis at 0 and . What does represent in this context?
The maximum height of the ball.
The time it takes for the ball to reach its maximum height.
The time, in seconds, when the ball hits the ground.
The initial height from which the ball was thrown.